Mission Engineering Intern; Fall

Mission Engineering Intern (Fall 2026)

Internships at Astranis typically last for twelve weeks, and are hourly roles designed for students who are currently enrolled at a four‑year university.

As an Intern, 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, no matter their seniority. Many past interns have designed and tested hardware/software that is heading to space on our first five satellites, and many of them are now full‑time employees at Astranis.

Successful candidates will have a proven track record of projects in the aerospace field and a strong background in Python.

• Work with mission engineers to design, create, test, and execute satellite operations procedures, including commissioning procedures and nominal operations procedures
• Investigate anomalies and work with the mission operations and engineering team to safely resolve them
• Participate in commanding activities of our first five operational spacecraft
• Help develop tools and processes to enable the Mission Operations team to maintain a high level of service uptime for our customer
• Automate manual processes using scripting and software tools

• Currently pursuing a B.S. degree in an engineering, physics, or computer science related major.
• Experience in scripting with Python
• Basic understanding of satellite systems
• Highly motivated, self‑starting, and able to perform duties without supervision
• A passion for working in a fast‑paced environment and hands‑on development and testing
• Don’t meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.

• Experience doing telemetry analysis and anomaly investigations
• Experience building operational software tools and user‑friendly UIs
• Experience with software development tools such as Git

Base hourly pay: $29.00 per hour.

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.