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Hardware Design Intern, Software Defined Radio Team (Fall 2026)
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more launching soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion in commercial contracts.
Internships at Astranis typically last twelve weeks and are hourly roles for students currently enrolled at a four-year university. You will work on meaningful projects alongside the engineering team. Many past interns have designed and tested hardware and software now flying on Astranis satellites, and many are now full-time employees.
What You Will Do
- Design, simulate, implement, and test internally developed software defined radio hardware
- Bring up and debug hardware in the lab with top-of-the-line instruments and equipment
- Write code to evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware
- Integrate these systems into the spacecraft by working closely with the team
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test PCBA hardware from scratch (student design team projects, design competitions, or personal projects)
- Solid EE foundation in one or more of the following:
- Analog design (op amps, transistors, RLC filters)
- Digital design (FPGAs, SOCs, SERDES, DDR, LVDS)
- Mixed signal design (ADCs, DACs, power integrity)
- RF design (lineups, s-parameters, impedance matching)
- Passion for hardware development in a fast-paced, hands-on environment
Bonus Experience
- Building or using software defined radios
- Altium Designer or other PCB design software
- Analysis software (ADS, ANSYS, Matlab)
- Python or similar programming languages
- Soldering and rework
- EE lab bench equipment (power supply, oscilloscope, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers)
Compensation
Base hourly pay: $29.00 USD
Requirements
U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status required to comply with U.S. government space technology export regulations.