Electrical Integration Associate - RF (Summer 2027)

Electrical Integration Associate - RF (Summer 2027)

Electrical Integration Associate - RF positions typically last for twelve weeks, and are salaried roles designed for students who have already received a bachelor's degree (or who will have done so before working at Astranis). 

As an Electrical Integration Associate - RF, you will have an amazing opportunity to work on hard problems — we pride ourselves on giving everyone at Astranis a chance to do meaningful work on challenging projects, and work on projects that are of equal importance and difficulty to the projects we give our full-time employees. Many past Associate have designed and tested hardware/software that is heading to space on our first satellite, and many now work at Astranis full-time. 

If you are still a college student, please apply to join us as an Intern. 

Role

• Work on an interdisciplinary team to design, build, and test satellite hardware and software


• Work with the Electrical, Mechanical, Radio Frequency, and Propulsion engineering teams to develop assembly and integration test plans and procedures based on concepts and designs


• Learn to use various pieces of test equipment and instruments (thermal chambers, vibration tables, DAQs, oscilloscopes, etc.) to successfully execute test plans


• Coordinate assembly, integration and environmental test efforts


• Help solve complex electrical, software, and mechanical problems in an integrated system

Requirements

• Have a four-year degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent technical degree) and graduated within the last 6 months or currently enrolled in a post-graduate program


• A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development


• Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize


• Strong communication skills


• Must be onsite 5 days a week

Bonus

• Hands-on experience in designing, building, and testing complex electrical systems 


• Experience writing Python code to: Interface with test equipment, process large datasets, visualize data


• Direct electrical or software design experience


• Demonstrated ability to debug hardware and software problems under time pressure