Astranis
CAD Engineer Associate (Winter 2027)
About this role
Astranis seeks a CAD Engineer Associate to design and model spacecraft components, structures, and manifolds for advanced satellites. This twelve-week salaried role is ideal for recent engineering graduates eager to contribute to hardware that reaches orbit while building design infrastructure and best practices.
What you'll do
- Model and draw spacecraft components, structures, and manifolds using CAD software
- Maintain and improve the design library and data infrastructure
- Develop and document design practices that enable efficient and considerate engineering
- Contribute to complex assembly and component design projects
- Work hands-on in a fast-paced hardware development environment
- Support spaceflight-qualified design efforts
What they're looking for
- SolidWorks proficiency
- GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)
- Engineering drawing creation and interpretation
- Complex assembly design
- Surface modeling
- Aerospace or mechanical design knowledge
- Hardware development fundamentals
- CAD documentation and infrastructure management
Opens the application — the Jobs AI extension fills it for you. Set up autofill
Opens the official application on the employer’s site. No login required.
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
- Walk us through your experience with SolidWorks—what types of models or assemblies have you created?
- Describe your understanding of GD&T and how you've applied it in previous coursework or projects.