Software Defined Radio Hardware Associate (Summer 2027)

Astranis • San Francisco, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Astranis is seeking an Associate Engineer for their Software Defined Radio Team for the Summer 2027 term. This is a twelve-week, salaried position designed for individuals who have already obtained or will obtain a bachelor's degree before the start of the role. Associate Engineers at Astranis work on challenging projects of equal importance to those undertaken by full-time employees, with opportunities to design and test hardware/software that may be used in space. Many former Associate Engineers have gone on to full-time employment at Astranis.

Requirements

• A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development.
• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test PCBA hardware from scratch (e.g., student design team projects, design competitions, personal projects).
• Solid EE foundation in one or more of the following areas: analog design (op amps, transistors, RLC filters), digital design (FPGAs, SOCs, SERDES, DDR, LVDS), mixed signal design (ADCs, DACs, power integrity), or RF design (Lineups, s-parameters, impedance matching).

Nice To Haves

• Experience building or using software defined radios.
• Experience with Altium Designer (or other PCB design software).
• Experience with analysis software (ADS, ANSYS, Matlab).
• Experience with Python or similar programming languages.
• Experience with soldering and rework.
• Experience with EE lab bench equipment (power supply, oscilloscope, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Design, simulate, implement, and test internally developed software defined radio hardware.
• Bring up and debug hardware in the lab using advanced instruments and equipment.
• Write code to evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware.
• Integrate these systems into the spacecraft in collaboration with the team.

Benefits

• Salaried role
• Mentorship from experienced engineers
• Opportunity to work on space-bound hardware
• Potential for full-time employment after the program

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level