Space Hardware Thermal Intern – Build & Test for Space

Astranis; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Astranis invites energetic students to join as Thermal Interns for Winter 2027. You will work with the engineering team to design, evaluate, and test satellite thermal hardware/software, contributing to high-fidelity analyses and hands-on development.

Internships are twelve weeks, hourly roles for currently enrolled four-year university students. Past interns have designed hardware heading to space, with many moving on to full-time roles.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a B.S. or M.S. in mechanical, aerospace, or related technical field.
• Strong passion for hardware development and hands-on design and development.
• Ability to design, build, and test hardware from scratch.
• U.S. Citizenship or Green Card.
• Willingness to apply even if not all criteria are met.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the engineering team to design, evaluate, build, and test satellite hardware and/or software.
• Support design trades balancing performance margins, resource use, risk, cost, and schedule.
• Perform thermal analysis from simple to detailed on hardware like propulsion components, batteries, high-powered electronics, RF components, mechanisms, and PCBs.
• Design, evaluate, procure, and test thermal solutions such as heaters and heat pipes.
• Develop procedures for integration and assembly to meet thermal design intent; assist with installation of thermal hardware.
• Plan and run thermal vacuum testing and verification at component and spacecraft levels.

Skills

Hardware development

Hands-on design

Thermal analysis

Education

B.S./M.S. in mechanical, aerospace, or related technical field

Tools

CAD

ANSYS

Thermal Desktop

Electronics packaging

Job description

Astranis invites energetic students to join as Thermal Interns for Winter 2027. You will work with the engineering team to design, evaluate, and test satellite thermal hardware/software, contributing to high-fidelity analyses and hands-on development.

Internships are twelve weeks, hourly roles for currently enrolled four-year university students. Past interns have designed hardware heading to space, with many moving on to full-time roles.