Thermal Associate Engineer (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><div class="section page-centered"> <div class="section page-centered"> <div class="section page-centered"> <div class="section page-centered"> <h4>Thermal Engineer Associate (Fall 2026)</h4> <div>Associate Engineer positions typically last for twelve weeks, and are salaried roles designed for students who have already received a bachelor's degree (or who will have done so before working at Astranis).&nbsp;</div> <div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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 </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">complex</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 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.&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div>If you are still a college student, please apply to join us as an Intern.</div> </div> <div class="section page-centered"> <div> <h4>Role</h4> <ul> <li>Work together with the engineering team to design, analyze, build, and test satellite hardware and/or software.</li> <li>Support design trades that successfully balance performance margins, resource use, risk, cost, and schedule.</li> <li>Perform thermal analysis to varying degrees of fidelity (simplified to detailed) on a variety of different types of hardware such as propulsion components, batteries, high powered electronics, RF components, mechanisms, and printed circuit boards (PCBs).</li> <li>Design, evaluate, procure and test thermal solutions such as heaters, heat pipes, thermal interface materials, and surface coatings.</li> <li>Develop processes and procedures for integration and assembly which ensure thermal design intent is met. Collaborate with the integration and test team in the installation of thermal hardware as needed.</li> <li>Plan and run thermal vacuum testing and verification at the component and spacecraft level.</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="section page-centered"> <h4>Requirements</h4> <ul> <li>Have a four-year degree in mechanical, aerospace, or equivalent technical degree (e.g. physics or applied math)</li> <li>A passion and enthusiasm for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch.</li> <li>Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.</li> </ul> </div> <div class="section page-centered"> <div> <h4>Bonus</h4> <ul> <li>Experience with CAD</li> <li>Experience with analytical software thermal analysis such as ANSYS and Thermal Desktop</li> <li>Experience with electronics systems design and packaging</li> <li>Experience (projects or previous internships) related to aerospace</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="section page-centered">&nbsp;</div> </div> </div> </div><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>