engineering
Posted Apr 30Avionics Engineer Associate (Fall 2026)
at Astranis
San Francisco, United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- Design test equipment to validate designs across a wide range of stressed conditions
- Write code to help evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware
Requirements
- 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.
- 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.
- Interest in learning about, designing, and working with various spacecraft systems and subsystems
- Experience with Python and/or C++
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch
- Experience with Altium Designer (or other PCB design software) •
- Experience with SPICE-based simulators (LTSpice, PSPICE, ADS, etc)
- Familiarity with standard EE lab bench (power supply, oscilloscope, multimeter, etc)
Benefits
- 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 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.
- US Citizenship or Green Card
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria. Bonus •
- Familiarity with basic switched mode converter design (boost and buck converters) The base salary for this position is $1,925 per week.
- Base Salary $1,925 — $1,925 USD U.S.
Additional details
- Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system.