# Propulsion Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)

**Company**: Astranis
**Location**: San Francisco
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: internship
**Salary**: $29-$29
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96372482

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## Description

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

As a Propulsion Engineer Intern (Summer 2027), you will have an amazing opportunity to work on hard problems , designing, analyzing, building, and testing propulsion system hardware.

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

**Role**

- Make an impact on the Propulsion team by designing, analyzing, building, and testing propulsion system hardware

- Take on interdisciplinary projects with other teams to support Propulsion and company initiatives

- Learn how to apply your academic experience to real-world situations and develop team skills to fuel your academic and professional careers

**Requirements**

- Currently pursuing a B.S. in a technical discipline (e.g., Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, Physics)

- Understanding of spacecraft systems and operation demonstrated through coursework or student organizations

- Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch

**Bonus**

- Familiarity with spacecraft design with a focus on chemical and/or electrical propulsion for spacecraft

- Experience with Python

- Test experience with spacecraft propulsion systems

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

## Skills

### Required
- Mechanical Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering
- Physics
- spacecraft systems
- hardware design

### Nice to have
- Python
- spacecraft propulsion systems
- chemical propulsion
- electrical propulsion

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