Space Avionics Intern: Build & Test Flight Hardware

Astranis; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

Astranis is seeking an Avionics Intern for Summer 2027 to work with our avionics engineering team on flight hardware, testing, and software tools. You'll design and test hardware, write code to evaluate performance, and help bring up subsystems in the lab.

This twelve‑week internship targets students in a four‑year university; prior hands‑on hardware experience and knowledge of Python or C++ are valued. US citizenship or permanent residency is required.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a B.S., M.S. or Ph.D. in electrical or computer engineering.
• Interest in learning about, designing, and working with spacecraft systems.
• Hands-on hardware development and fast-paced environment experience.
• Experience with Python and/or C++.
• US Citizenship or Green Card.

Responsibilities

• Work with the avionics engineering team to build and test flight hardware.
• Design test equipment to validate designs under stressed conditions.
• Bring up and debug designs in the lab.
• Write code to help evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware.
• Assist with low level software to interface with spacecraft subsystems.

Skills

Python

C++

Hardware development

Lab testing

Education

B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

LTSpice

PSPICE

ADS

Job description

Astranis is seeking an Avionics Intern for Summer 2027 to work with our avionics engineering team on flight hardware, testing, and software tools. You'll design and test hardware, write code to evaluate performance, and help bring up subsystems in the lab.

This twelve‑week internship targets students in a four‑year university; prior hands‑on hardware experience and knowledge of Python or C++ are valued. US citizenship or permanent residency is required.