Engineering Intern - Mechanical Design

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.

Mechanical Engineer Intern (Winter 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 complex 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.

Work together with the engineering team to design, build, and test satellite hardware and/or software.
Design, evaluate, procure, assemble, and test structure, bracketry, and mechanisms for Astranis spacecraft. Components include composite and metallic parts and assemblies with a variety of manufacturing techniques.
Perform mechanical and thermal analysis for spacecraft systems
Integrate parts and systems into the spacecraft by working together with the rest of the team, and document and develop procedures to improve the build process in the future

S. in mechanical, aerospace, or equivalent technical degree (e.g. physics or applied math)
Bonus
Experience with CAD
Experience with analytical software such as stress or thermal analysis
Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

(S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.

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

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