Power Electronics Intern (Fall 2026)

Astranis•San Francisco, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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. If you have already graduated from a four-year university, please apply to be an Associate Engineer.

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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
Design prototype circuits
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