Power Electronics Intern: Build & Test Space Hardware

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe – large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $1.2 billion from some of the world’s best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint, and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA. Power Electronics Intern (Summer 2027) Internships at Astranis typically last for twelve weeks, and are hourly roles designed for students who are currently enrolled at a four-year university. As an Intern, you will have an amazing opportunity to work on hard problems — we pride ourselves on giving everyone at Astranis a chance to do meaningful work on challenging projects, no matter their seniority. Many past interns have designed and tested hardware/software that is heading to space on our first satellite, and many of them are now full-time employees at Astranis. Role Work with the power engineering team to build and test flight hardware Design test equipment to validate designs across a wide range of stressed conditions Bringup and debug designs in the lab Write code to help evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware Coordinate assembly, integration and environmental test efforts Requirements Currently pursuing a B.S. in electrical or computer engineering (or equivalent technical degree) Interest in learning about, designing, and working with power electronics systems A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch US Citizenship or Green Card Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria. Bonus Experience with Altium Designer (or other PCB design software) Experience with SPICE-based simulators (LTSpice, PSPICE, ADS, etc) Comfortable with soldering and rework Familiarity with standard EE lab bench (power supply, oscilloscope, multimeter, etc) Familiarity with basic switched mode converter design (boost and buck converters) Experience with Python The base pay for this position is $29.00 per hour. Base Hourly Pay

$29 - $29 USD

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