Astranis
Avionics Associate Engineer (Winter 2027)
About this role
Astranis seeks an Avionics Engineer Associate for a 12-week salaried role working on flight hardware design, testing, and debugging for advanced satellites. The position is ideal for recent bachelor's degree holders planning to pursue a master's degree, offering hands-on experience with spacecraft systems and the opportunity to contribute to hardware launching into orbit.
What you'll do
- Build and test flight hardware with the avionics engineering team
- Design and develop test equipment to validate designs under stressed conditions
- Bring up and debug hardware designs in the lab environment
- Write code in Python or C++ to automate testing and evaluate satellite hardware performance
- Develop low-level software to interface with spacecraft subsystems
What they're looking for
- Python or C++ programming
- Hardware design and development
- PCB design (Altium Designer preferred)
- Soldering and rework techniques
- SPICE-based circuit simulation
- Lab equipment operation (oscilloscope, multimeter, power supply)
- Switched-mode converter design
- Spacecraft systems knowledge
Benefits
- Work on meaningful projects with real hardware launching to space
- Hands-on experience in a fast-paced aerospace environment
- Opportunity to transition to full-time employment
- Collaborate with experienced avionics engineers
- Located in well-equipped 153,000 sq ft Northern California headquarters
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Astranis
Astranis builds high-throughput satellite communications systems and spacecraft hardware designed to operate reliably in space environments. The company is hiring for technical roles including network planning engineers, radiation effects specialists, PCB layout engineers, and environmental test engineers to support satellite development and customer network architecture.
- Website
- astranis.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe a hardware project you designed, built, and tested from scratch—what was the most challenging part?
- Walk us through your experience with Python or C++—what types of programs have you written?