Electrical Integration Intern – RF – RF Integration

Job Description

Electrical Integration Intern – RF (Fall 2026) | Astranis Space Technologies

The Tone:
This is an internship at Astranis Space Technologies, located in Northern California, USA, requiring onsite presence 5 days a week. Astranis, a 450-person organization of engineers and entrepreneurs, specializes in building advanced satellites for high orbits, providing dedicated, secure networks to sophisticated customers globally, including large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. This role offers students the chance to work on challenging, meaningful projects, contributing to the design and testing of hardware and software destined for space. Many former interns have seen their work launch and have become full-time employees.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Hourly
• Location: In-person, Northern California, USA
• Pay: $29 hourly
• Team: Interdisciplinary team, collaborating with Electrical, Mechanical, Radio Frequency, and Propulsion engineering teams
• Mission: To assist in the design, build, and test of satellite hardware and software, ensuring successful assembly, integration, and environmental testing.
• Tech Stack: Thermal chambers, vibration tables, DAQs, oscilloscopes, Python (for test equipment interfacing, data processing, data visualization)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Design: Work on an interdisciplinary team to design, build, and test satellite hardware and software.
• Develop: Collaborate with Electrical, Mechanical, Radio Frequency, and Propulsion engineering teams to develop assembly and integration test plans and procedures based on concepts and designs.
• Execute: Learn to use various pieces of test equipment and instruments like thermal chambers, vibration tables, DAQs, and oscilloscopes to successfully execute test plans.
• Coordinate: Coordinate efforts related to assembly, integration, and environmental testing.
• Troubleshoot: Help solve complex electrical, software, and mechanical problems within an integrated system.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Pursuing a four-year degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent technical degree), or graduated within the last 6 months, or currently enrolled in a post-graduate program.
• Experience: A passion for hardware development, including hands-on design and development.
• Skills: Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize, strong communication skills, and the requirement to 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, or visualize data; direct electrical or software design experience; demonstrated ability to debug hardware and software problems under time pressure.