Hardware Design Intern, Software Defined Radio Team (Fall 2026)

About this role

Join Astranis's software-defined radio team as a hardware design intern to develop and test satellite communication hardware over a 12-week internship. You'll work on real projects that fly on operational satellites, gaining hands-on experience with circuit design, prototyping, and integration in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

What you'll do

• Design, simulate, implement, and test software-defined radio hardware components
• Perform hardware bringup and debugging using lab instruments and equipment
• Write code to evaluate hardware performance and automate testing processes
• Integrate radio systems into spacecraft while collaborating with engineering teams

What they're looking for

• PCB hardware design and prototyping from scratch
• Analog or digital circuit design (op amps, FPGAs, filters, etc.)
• Mixed-signal design (ADCs, DACs, power integrity)
• RF design principles (impedance matching, S-parameters)
• RF/microwave analysis software (ADS, ANSYS, Matlab)
• Python or similar programming languages
• Altium Designer or equivalent PCB design software
• Lab bench equipment operation (oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, signal generators)

Benefits

• Competitive hourly rate of $29/hour
• Opportunity to work on hardware deployed on active satellites
• Access to top-tier lab equipment and instrumentation
• Potential pathway to full-time employment post-internship