Engineering Associate - Mechanical

Mechanical Associate Engineer (Winter 2027) 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. Mechanical Associate Engineer (Winter 2027)
Associate Engineer positions typically last for twelve weeks, and are salaried roles designed for students who have already received a bachelor\'s degree (or who will have done so before working at Astranis).
As an Associate Engineer, 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, and our Associate Engineers work on projects that are of equal importance and difficulty to the projects we give our full-time employees. Many past Associate Engineers have designed and tested hardware/software that is heading to space on our first satellite, and many now work at Astranis full-time.
If you are still a college student, please apply to join us as an Intern.
Role Work together with the engineering team to design, build, and test satellite hardware and/or software
Requirements Have a four-year degree 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.

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