Astranis
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.
Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
Environmental Test Engineer Associate (Fall 2026)
Associate Engineer 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 Associate Engineer, 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 our Associate Engineers work on projects that are of equal importance and difficulty to the projects we give our full-time employees. Many past Associate Engineers have designed and tested hardware/software that is currently in space or heading to space shortly on on of our satellites, and many of them are now full-time employees at Astranis.
If you are still a college student, please apply to join us as an Intern.
Role
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Work on an interdisciplinary team to design, build, and test satellite hardware and software.
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Operate and setup environmental test equipment including:
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Ambient thermal chambers
- Thermal Vacuum Chambers (TVAC)
- Vibration shaker tables
- EMI/EMC test equipment
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Learn to use various pieces of test equipment and instruments (thermal chambers, vibration tables, DAQs, oscilloscopes, etc.) to successfully execute test plans.
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Set up, operate, and conduct environmental testing including vibration, acoustics, thermal, thermal vacuum, RF
Requirements
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Have a four-year degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent technical degree)
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A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
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Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize time effectively
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Strong communication skills
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Familiarity with spacecraft systems and operation
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Must be onsite 5 days a week
Bonus
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Hands-on experience in designing, building, and testing
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Experience writing Python code to: Interface with test equipment, process large datasets, visualize data
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Experience in CAD
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Direct electrical or mechanical design experience
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Demonstrated ability to debug hardware and software problems under time pressure
To apply for this job please visit job-boards.greenhouse.io.
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