Hardware Design Associate, Software Defined Radio Team; Fall

Hardware Design Associate, Software Defined Radio Team (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 will have done so before working at Astranis).

As an Associate Engineer, you will have an amazing opportunity to work on hard problems—every project is of equal importance and difficulty to those given to full‑time employees. Past Associate Engineers have designed and tested hardware/software that is heading to space on our first satellite, and many now work at Astranis full‑time.

• Design, simulate, implement, and test our internally developed software defined radio hardware
• Bring‑up 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

• A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast‑paced environment and hands‑on design and development
• Hold a Bachelor’s 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 (line‑ups, s‑parameters, impedance matching)

• 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.)

Base salary: $1,925 per week.

U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required. To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Our mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.