Thermal Associate Engineer (Summer 2027)
About the role
Associate Engineer role focused on designing, analyzing, building, and testing satellite hardware/software with emphasis on thermal analysis and thermal solutions, for Astranis' satellite programs. Twelve-week summer position for students with a bachelor’s degree or imminent completion, based in San Francisco.
Responsibilities
- Work together with the engineering team to design, analyze, build, and test satellite hardware and/or software.
- Support design trades that balance performance margins, resource use, risk, cost, and schedule.
- Perform thermal analysis to varying degrees of fidelity on hardware such as propulsion components, batteries, high powered electronics, RF components, mechanisms, and PCBs.
- Design, evaluate, procure and test thermal solutions such as heaters, heat pipes, thermal interface materials, and surface coatings.
- Develop processes and procedures for integration and assembly to ensure thermal design intent is met; collaborate with the integration and test team.
- Plan and run thermal vacuum testing and verification at the component and spacecraft level.
Qualifications
- Four-year degree in mechanical, aerospace, or equivalent technical degree (e.g. physics or applied math)
- Passion for hardware development and hands-on design
- Demonstrated ability to design, build, and test hardware from scratch
- US Citizenship or Green Card
Skills
Benefits
- Base salary: $1,925 per week
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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