Software Defined Radio Hardware Intern (Summer 2026) jobs in United States
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Astranis Space Technologies · 5 hours ago

Software Defined Radio Hardware Intern (Summer 2026)

positionSan Francisco
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$29/hr - $29/hr
workcardStart in 2026 Summer

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. As a Software Defined Radio Hardware Intern, you will work on meaningful projects involving the design and testing of satellite hardware.

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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

Electrical EngineeringPCBA hardware designAnalog designDigital designRF designSoftware defined radiosAltium DesignerMatlabPythonSolderingEE lab equipment

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

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Astranis builds low-cost satellites for high orbits. Our first product, MicroGEO, offers the world’s lowest-cost satellite broadband.
dateFounded in 2015
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
http://www.astranis.com

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$753.5M
Key Investors
Andreessen HorowitzBlackRockVenrock
2024-07-24Series D· $200M
2023-04-14Series Unknown· $200M
2023-04-14Debt Financing

Leadership Team

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Mark Mesler
Chief Financial Officer
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Ryan McLinko
Cofounder
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Recent News

FinSMEs
Astranis Raises $13.5M in Series A Funding
2026-01-12
Andreessen Horowitz
Investing in Astranis
2026-01-12
Satellite Today
Microsatellite Startup Astranis Raises $90M, led by Venrock
2026-01-12
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