Electrical Engineering Intern

Summary: AscendArc is a seed stage startup founded to revolutionize the satellite communications industry. They are looking for an Electrical Engineering Intern to develop a revolutionary satellite platform by connecting vision to hardware, building it, and testing it. Responsibilities: - Design, build, and test spacecraft electronics, ground support equipment, and validation systems - Work with the guidance of experienced engineers to develop electrical sub-systems, analyze their functions, conduct detailed designs, build prototype hardware, and then validate the designs - Collaborate with a nimble team, following best practices and procedures Required Qualifications: - Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate electrical engineering program - Ability to work in a fast-paced, startup environment - Demonstrable knowledge and experience with: - Electronics component selection and layout; PCB design - Instrumentation: signal conditioning and sampling - Embedded systems board bring up / testing - Lab equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectrum analyzers) Preferred Qualifications: - Design for high reliability / space environments - Automated test scripting languages (Python or similar), frameworks, and best practices - Communications protocols (SPI, I2C, RS422, CAN, Ethernet) - Firmware development (C/C++), debugging, and verification - Power electronics, power conversion (including lithium battery and solar systems) - RF electronics Required Skills: Electronics component selection, PCB design, Signal conditioning, Sampling, Embedded systems board bring up, Oscilloscopes, Power supplies, Spectrum analyzers, Python, SPI, I2C, RS422, CAN, Ethernet, C, C++, Firmware development, Power electronics, Power conversion, Lithium battery systems, Solar systems, RF electronics