Astranis Space Technologies · 13 hours ago
Software Defined Radio Hardware Intern (Summer 2026)
San Francisco, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$29/hr - $29/hr
Start in 2026 SummerAstranis Space Technologies builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. The Software Defined Radio Hardware Intern role offers students the chance to work on meaningful projects, including designing and testing hardware for satellite communications.
AerospaceInternetSatellite CommunicationTelecommunications
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
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
Qualification
Required
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
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)
Company
Astranis Space Technologies
Astranis builds low-cost satellites for high orbits. Our first product, MicroGEO, offers the world’s lowest-cost satellite broadband.
Founded in 2015
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$753.5MKey Investors
Andreessen HorowitzBlackRockVenrock
2024-07-24Series D· $200M
2023-04-14Series Unknown· $200M
2023-04-14Debt Financing
Leadership Team
Mark Mesler
Chief Financial Officer
Ryan McLinko
Cofounder
Recent News
2026-01-12
Andreessen Horowitz
2026-01-12
Satellite Today
2026-01-12
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