Software Defined Radio Hardware Intern (Winter 2027)
Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
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Job Summary
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits expanding humanitys reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe large enterprises sovereign governments and the US military.
With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime data security network visibility and customization.
Astranis has raised over $1.2 billion from some of the worlds best investors including Andreessen Horowitz Baillie Gifford Blackrock Fidelity Franklin Templeton and Snowpoint and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs builds and operates its satellites out of its 153000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California USA.
Software Defined Radio Hardware Intern (Winter 2027)
Internships at Astranis typically last for twelve weeks and are hourly roles designed for students who are currently enrolled at a four-year university.
As an Intern you will have an amazing opportunity to work on hard problems we pride ourselves on giving everyone at Astranis a chance to do meaningful work on challenging projects no matter their seniority. Many past interns have designed and tested hardware/software that is now flying on our first satellite and many of them are now full-time employees at Astranis.
If you have already graduated from a four-year university please apply to be an Associate Engineer.
- Design simulate implement and test our internally developed software defined radio hardware
- Bringup and debug hardware in the lab with top of the line instruments and equipment
- Write code to help evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware
- Integrate these systems into the spacecraft by working closely with the rest of the team
- A passion for hardware development including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
- Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
- Demonstrated ability to personally design build and test PCBA hardware from scratch (student design team projects design competitions personal projects)
- Solid EE foundation in one or more of the following areas:
- analog design (op amps transistors RLC filters)
- digital design (FPGAs SOCs SERDES DDR LVDS)
- mixed signal design (ADCs DACs power integrity)
- RF design (Lineups s-parameters impedance matching)
- Experience building or using software defined radios
- Experience with Altium Designer (or other PCB design software)
- Experience with analysis software (ADS ANSYS Matlab)
- Experience with Python or similar programming languages
- Experience with soldering and rework
- Experience with EE lab bench equipment (power supply oscilloscope spectrum analyzers signal generators network analyzers etc)
Base Hourly Pay
$29 - $29 USD
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Intern
About Company
Astranis designs, builds, and operates the world’s most advanced high orbit satellites for sovereign connectivity.
