Power Electronics Internship

About Astranis

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity's reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to sophisticated customers worldwide, including 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 over $1 billion in commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization.

Astranis has raised over $1.2 billion from top investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint, and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. The company designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California.

Internship Overview

Internships at Astranis typically last twelve weeks and are hourly roles designed for students currently enrolled at a four-year university.

As an Intern, you will have the opportunity to work on challenging problems. We pride ourselves on giving everyone at Astranis a chance to do meaningful work on hard projects, regardless of seniority. Many past interns have designed and tested hardware and software that is heading to space on our first satellite, and many are now full-time employees at Astranis.

Role

• 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
• Bring up 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

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
• Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.

Bonus

• 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