Intro
- Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
- 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 complex projects, no matter their seniority. Many past interns have designed and tested hardware/software that is heading to space on our first satellite, and many of them are now full-time employees at Astranis.
- Make an impact on the Propulsion team by designing, analyzing, building, and testing propulsion system hardware
- Take on interdisciplinary projects with other teams to support Propulsion and company initiatives
- Learn how to apply your academic experience to real world situations and develop team skills to fuel you academic and professional careers
- Currently pursuing a B.S. in a technical discipline (e.g. Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, Physics)
- Understanding of spacecraft systems and operation demonstrated through course work or student organizations
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
- Familiarity with spacecraft design with a focus on chemical and/or electrical propulsion for spacecraft
- Experience with Python
- Test experience with spacecraft propulsion systems
