Hardware Design Intern, Software Defined Radio… at Astranis… · San…

Summary: Astranis Space Technologies builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. The Hardware Design Intern will work on designing, simulating, implementing, and testing software-defined radio hardware, while also integrating these systems into spacecraft. 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 Required Qualifications: - 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 (student design team projects, design competitions, personal projects) - Solid EE foundation in one or more of the following areas: analog design (op amps, transistors, RLC filters), digital design (FPGAs, SOCs, SERDES, DDR, LVDS), mixed signal design (ADCs, DACs, power integrity), RF design (Lineups, s-parameters, impedance matching) - U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, Or Refugee/Asylee Status Required Preferred Qualifications: - Experience building or using software defined radios - Experience with Altium Designer (or other PCB design software) - Experience with analysis software (ADS, ANSYS, Matlab) - Experience with Python or similar programming languages - Experience with soldering and rework - Experience with EE lab bench equipment (power supply, oscilloscope, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers, etc) Required Skills: Hardware development, Electrical Engineering, PCBA design, testing Important Skills: Analog design, Digital design, Mixed signal design, RF design Nice-to-Have Skills: Software defined radios, Altium Designer, Analysis software, Python, Soldering, EE lab equipment Internship Start Date: Start in 2026 Summer