Radiation Effects Engineer Intern (Winter 2027)

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits expanding humanitys 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 worlds 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 153000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California USA.

Radiation Effects Test Engineer Intern (Winter 2027)

As our Radiation Effects Intern you will be supporting the modeling analysis and rigorous electrical testing of actual spacecraft hardware within the space radiation environment. You will have a direct impact on our space vehicles by characterizing electrical component degradation and executing hardware testing at various laboratories across the U.S.

Internships at Astranis typically last for twelve weeks and are hourly roles designed for students currently pursuing bachelors degrees from four-year universities. 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

• Evaluate and electrically test fault-tolerant electrical systems operating in a radiation environment
• Assist in creating electrical test plans developing test fixtures and documenting test activities and results. Practice efficient issue diagnosis and draft clear documentation for review by the team
• Support radiation testing campaigns to up-screen components for TID and SEE focusing on electrical parametric characterization before during and after exposure
• Work in a cross-discipline manner across teams to inform their decisions with regards to radiation considerations
• Support test development and early-stage activities which include breadboarding electrical circuits automated test setup verification and basic cable harness fabrication

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or a related engineering field
• A passion for hardware development including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on electrical testing and troubleshooting
• Strong proficiency with essential electronics lab equipment including the standard use of oscilloscopes multimeters power supplies and source meter units
• Experience with Altium Designer (or other PCB design software) for schematic capture and board layout
• Demonstrated ability to personally design build and rigorously test electrical hardware from scratch
• Dont meet them all Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria

Bonus

• Familiarity with the space radiation environment and effects on semiconductor devices
• Experience with SPICE-based simulators (LTSpice PSPICE ADS etc.) to simulate circuit behavior and faults
• Comfortable with soldering rework and building specialized test harnesses
• Familiarity with fundamental electronics concepts and components (integrated circuits PCBAs sensors) and how to benchmark their performance
• Experience with radiation transport software (FastRAD Novice MCNPX etc.)

The base pay for this position is $29.00 per hour.

Base Hourly Pay

$29 - $29 USD

U.S. Citizenship Lawful Permanent Residency or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations applicant must be a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident of the United States or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

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