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Mechanical Engineer Intern (Winter 2027)

Astranis· Engineering
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San Francisco, CA$29/hrFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Internship for Mechanical Engineer Intern (Winter 2027) at Astranis. Full-time internship lasting ~12 weeks, designed for current four-year university students. Opportunity to design, build, test satellite hardware/software, and contribute to space-grade hardware development.

Responsibilities

  • Work together with the engineering team to design, build, and test satellite hardware and/or software.
  • Design, evaluate, procure, assemble, and test structure, bracketry, and mechanisms for Astranis spacecraft. Components include composite and metallic parts and assemblies with a variety of manufacturing techniques.
  • Perform mechanical and thermal analysis for spacecraft systems
  • Integrate parts and systems into the spacecraft by working together with the rest of the team, and document and develop procedures to improve the build process in the future

Qualifications

  • Currently pursuing a B.S. in mechanical, aerospace, or equivalent technical degree (e.g. physics or applied math)
  • A passion and enthusiasm for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
  • Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch
  • Bonus: Experience with CAD
  • Bonus: Experience with analytical software such as stress or thermal analysis
  • Bonus: Experience with electromechanical system design and specification
  • Bonus: Experience with control system modeling and design

Skills

Required:Mechanical design
Nice to have:Thermal analysisCADAnalytical software (stress/thermal)Electromechanical designControl system modeling

Benefits

  • Base pay: $29.00 per hour
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Astranis

Advanced satellites for high orbits.

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. 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.

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