Astranis
CAD Engineer/Librarian Intern (Summer 2027)
About this role
Join Astranis as a CAD Engineer/Librarian Intern for a 12-week summer program designing spacecraft components and managing design libraries for advanced satellite systems. You'll work on meaningful hardware projects that may reach orbit while contributing to a fast-paced engineering environment at a well-funded aerospace company.
What you'll do
- Model and draw spacecraft components, structures, and manifolds using CAD software
- Maintain and improve design library and data infrastructure
- Develop and document design practices that promote efficiency and quality
- Work on complex assemblies and component design for spaceflight systems
- Support hardware development in a fast-paced, hands-on environment
What they're looking for
- SolidWorks proficiency
- GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing)
- Engineering drawings interpretation and creation
- Mechanical or aerospace design fundamentals
- Complex assembly and component design
- Surface modeling (bonus)
- Spaceflight component design experience (bonus)
- Vacuum-compatible systems knowledge (bonus)
Benefits
- Opportunity to design hardware that flies to space
- Meaningful work on complex aerospace projects
- Potential pathway to full-time employment
- Work with experienced engineering team at 450-person company
- Access to full satellite design, build, and operations facility
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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
- Walk us through a complex assembly you've designed in SolidWorks and explain your design decisions.
- How do you approach maintaining design consistency and documentation across a large component library?