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Avionics Associate Engineer (Summer 2027)

Astranis· Engineering
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San Francisco$1.9kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Associate Engineer role in the avionics team at Astranis, a summer 2027 paid, 12-week, full-time position designed for students who plan to pursue a Master’s after the role. Involves hardware/software work for spaceflight hardware, testing, and lab bring-up.

Responsibilities

  • Work with the avionics engineering team to build and test flight hardware
  • Design test equipment to validate designs across a wide range of stressed conditions
  • Bring up and debug designs in the lab
  • Write code to help evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware
  • Assist with low level software to interface with various spacecraft subsystems

Qualifications

  • 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
  • A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
  • Experience with Python and/or C++
  • Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch
  • US Citizenship or Green Card

Skills

Required:Electrical engineeringPythonLab hardware bring-up
Nice to have:C++Soldering / PCB familiarity

Benefits

  • Base salary of $1,925 per week
  • Summer 2027, 12-week paid associate program
  • Opportunity to work on projects heading to space and potentially transition to full-time roles
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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