Power Electronics Intern (Summer 2027)

Astranis•San Francisco, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Astranis is seeking a Power Electronics Intern for the Summer 2027 term. This is an hourly role designed for students currently enrolled at a four-year university, typically lasting twelve weeks. Interns at Astranis have the opportunity to work on challenging problems and contribute to meaningful projects, with the potential to design and test hardware/software that will be used in space. Past interns have gone on to become full-time employees. This role is part of the power engineering team, focusing on building and testing flight hardware for advanced satellites.

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