Communications/DSP Intern (Fall 2026)

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity's reach into the solar system.

As a Communications/DSP Intern at Astranis, you will have the opportunity to work on challenging projects, designing and testing hardware and software for satellite communications.

Role

• Design signal processing for custom software-defined radio hardware
• Work closely with FPGA developers to implement and test signal processing on radio hardware
• Model the end-to-end radio system from earth to space and back
• Drive radio architecture trade studies, run link budgets, and optimize the radio system for maximum performance

Requirements

• Passion for working in a fast-paced environment and constantly learning
• Strong fundamentals in signals and systems
• Strong fundamentals in digital communications
• Familiarity with software development, including DSP, MCU, and/or FPGA
• Familiarity with analog concepts
• Experience working with signal generators, signal analyzers, network analyzers, oscilloscopes, etc.
• US Citizenship or Green Card

Bonus

• Experience with software-defined radios
• Experience with Python
• Experience with GNU Radio
• Experience with FPGA development (and/or embedded C)

The base pay for this position is $29.00 per hour.