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 design, PCBA hardware design, Analog design, Digital design, Mixed signal design, RF design, Software defined radios, Altium Designer, PCB design software, Analysis software, Python programming, Soldering, EE lab bench equipment, Passion for hardware development Internship Start Date: Start in 2026 Summer