Astranis
Software Defined Radio Hardware Intern (Winter 2027)
About this role
Join Astranis as a Software Defined Radio Hardware Intern for a 12-week winter role designing, simulating, and testing internally-developed satellite radio hardware. You'll work hands-on with lab equipment, write automation code, and integrate systems into spacecraft alongside experienced engineers at a well-funded space technology company.
What you'll do
- Design, simulate, implement, and test software defined radio hardware
- Bring up and debug hardware in the lab using advanced test instruments
- Write code to evaluate performance and automate hardware testing
- Integrate radio systems into spacecraft with cross-functional teams
- Participate in hands-on PCB assembly, soldering, and rework
- Document designs and test results for integration with flight systems
What they're looking for
- Analog circuit design (op amps, transistors, filters)
- Digital design (FPGAs, SOCs, SERDES, DDR, LVDS)
- Mixed-signal design (ADCs, DACs, power integrity)
- RF design (impedance matching, S-parameters)
- PCB design tools (Altium Designer preferred)
- Lab instrumentation (oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, signal generator)
- Python or similar programming languages
- PCBA hardware design and testing from concept to completion
Benefits
- Work on hardware flying on operational satellites
- Exposure to space technology and satellite systems
- Mentorship from 450-person engineering team
- Access to top-tier lab equipment and design tools
- Potential for conversion to full-time employment
- Meaningful, high-impact project work
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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 hardware project you personally designed and built from PCB to testing—what was your role and what challenges did you overcome?
- Describe your experience with mixed-signal or RF design; which areas are you most comfortable with and why?