Hardware Design Intern, Software Defined Radio Team (Fall 2026)

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

As a Hardware Design Intern in the Software Defined Radio Team, you will design, simulate, implement, and test internally developed software defined radio hardware.

Responsibilities:

• Design, simulate, implement, and test our internally developed software defined radio hardware
• Bringup and debug hardware in the lab with top of the line instruments and equipment
• Write code to help evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware
• Integrate these systems into the spacecraft by working closely with the rest of the team

Requirements:

• A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
• Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test PCBA hardware from scratch
• Solid EE foundation in one or more of the following areas: analog design, digital design, mixed signal design, RF design

Bonus skills:

• Experience building or using software defined radios
• Experience with Altium Designer or other PCB design software
• Experience with analysis software such as ADS, ANSYS, Matlab
• Experience with Python or similar programming languages
• Experience with soldering and rework
• Experience with EE lab bench equipment

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