Avionics Engineer Associate (Fall 2026)

<div class="content-intro"><p>Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s 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.<br><br>Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.</p></div><h4>Avionics Associate Engineer (Fall 2026)</h4> <p>Associate Engineer positions typically last for twelve weeks, and are salaried roles designed for students who have already received a bachelor's degree, and plan to return to receive their Master's following their Associate role at Astranis.<br><br>As an Associate Engineer, 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, and our Associate Engineers work on projects that are of equal importance and difficulty to the projects we give our full-time employees. Many past Associate Engineers have designed and tested hardware/software that is heading to space on our first satellite, and many now work at Astranis full-time.<br><br>If you are still a college student, please apply to join us as an Intern.</p> <h4>Role</h4> <ul> <li>Work with the avionics engineering team to build and test flight hardware</li> <li>Design test equipment to validate designs across a wide range of stressed conditions</li> <li>Bring up and debug designs in the lab</li> <li>Write code to help evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware</li> <li>Assist with low level software to interface with various spacecraft subsystems</li> </ul> <h4>Requirements</h4> <ul> <li>Have a four-year degree in electrical or computer engineering (or equivalent technical degree), with plans to pursue a graduate degree following your time at Astranis.</li> <li>Interest in learning about, designing, and working with various spacecraft systems and subsystems</li> <li>A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development</li> <li>Experience with Python and/or C++</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch</li> <li>US Citizenship or Green Card</li> <li>Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.</li> </ul> <h4>Bonus</h4> <ul> <li>Experience with Altium Designer (or other PCB design software)</li> <li>Experience with SPICE-based simulators (LTSpice, PSPICE, ADS, etc)</li> <li>Comfortable with soldering and rework</li> <li>Familiarity with standard EE lab bench (power supply, oscilloscope, multimeter, etc)</li> <li>Familiarity with basic switched mode converter design (boost and buck converters)</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><div>The base salary for this position is $1,925 per week.</div></div><div class="title">Base Salary</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$1,925</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$1,925 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><div><strong>U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required</strong></div> <div>(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Our mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.</div></div>