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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.
Software Simulation Engineer
We are looking for a Software Simulation Engineer to design and build the core architecture of our simulation platform. You will be responsible for the infrastructure that validates our intelligent systems before real-world deployment. Your focus will be on creating a scalable, high-performance virtual environment that seamlessly integrates flight software, autonomy stacks, and external models.
Role
- Simulation Architecture: Design, build, and maintain the core infrastructure, data pipelines, and timing mechanisms for our system-level and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) simulation environments.
- Framework Development: Build robust APIs and interfaces that allow cross-functional teams to easily plug their specific sensor, actuator, and physics models into the broader simulation.
- Software Integration: Integrate flight software, autonomy stacks, and control algorithms directly into the simulator.
- Testing Infrastructure: Develop the backend tooling and automated test frameworks needed to run large-scale simulations, verify system behavior, and catch edge cases.
- Cross-Functional Sync: Act as the simulation platform owner, partnering with hardware and controls teams to ensure the architecture supports their testing requirements and scales effectively.
Requirements
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in software simulation, systems architecture, or complex software development.
- Expert in Python with strong working knowledge of C++.
- Hands-on experience architecting, extending, or maintaining custom software simulators, test harnesses, or large-scale software frameworks.
- Solid understanding of system-level networking and data routing (e.g., Ethernet, UDP/TCP, CAN).
Bonus
- Background in aerospace, automotive, or robotics.
- Familiarity with Embedded Linux, RTOS, or supporting downstream Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) setups.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and scaling simulations in cloud environments.
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Earth Station Engineer
As an Earth Station Operations Engineer, you will play a key role in the operation, monitoring, and maintenance of satellite earth stations and supporting infrastructure. Leveraging your technical expertise and operational experience, you will ensure reliable, safe, and compliant satellite communications. This includes supporting 24/7 global operations, diagnosing and resolving issues, and coordinating closely with internal teams, vendors, and external partners.
If you enjoy cross-functional collaboration, solving complex problems, and operating in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment, this role is a strong fit.
Role
- Provide end-to-end technical oversight and operational support for earth stations, including RF/IF chains, antenna systems, tracking, and environmental systems
- Monitor operations, perform station bring-ups, execute link activations, implement configuration changes, and drive performance optimization
- Troubleshoot and resolve anomalies; lead fault isolation across ground, mission, space, and network segments through resolution and closure
- Plan and execute preventive and corrective maintenance, including fieldwork, remote support, and vendor coordination
- Collaborate cross-functionally with satellite operations, engineering, IT, network, payload, software, and program teams across both nominal and anomaly conditions
- Develop and maintain SOPs, MOPs, contingency procedures, and operational documentation; ensure configuration control and system accuracy
- Build and maintain tools and dashboards for telemetry, trending, and system health monitoring
- Document incidents, root cause analyses, corrective actions, and lessons learned; communicate status, risks, and escalations to stakeholders
- Support testing, commissioning, and acceptance of new stations, upgrades, and system changes; participate in shift and on-call rotations
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, safety, and customer requirements while driving improvements in reliability, automation, efficiency, and scalability
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (or related field), or 3+ years of relevant experience in earth station operations
- Experience with earth station systems, including antennas, link budgets, and RF front-/back-end equipment
- Hands-on experience with antenna operations, calibration, diagnostics, and monitoring
- Proficiency with RF test equipment (e.g., spectrum analyzers, signal generators) and RF troubleshooting
- Experience working in 24/7 or on-call environments; strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and sense of urgency
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to operate effectively in fast-paced environments
- Willingness to travel (~20%) and ability to obtain a security clearance
- Physically capable of fieldwork (lifting, climbing, standing, bending, etc.)
Bonus
- Experience working in an Earth Station Operations Center
- Hands-on experience with ground systems (e.g., CPI, Kratos), including antenna control and tracking systems
- Working knowledge of networking (Ethernet, IP, TCP) and regulatory frameworks (FCC, ITU, local authorities)
- Experience with scripting or software tools for automation and monitoring
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Hardware/Production Test Software Engineer
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Hardware/Software Test Engineer to join our rapidly-growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing high-level software architecture to support vehicle integration and test operations. You will collaborate with multiple engineering teams to create and implement successful test plans, and develop software for automated testing at both component and integrated levels. Additionally, you will refine specifications from electrical engineers to validate critical flight components, support all phases of development from proposal to successful test and flight, implement ground control and telemetry software, and contribute to the growth of our team through recruitment and hiring efforts.
Role
- Engage in the design of high-level software architecture in support of vehicle integration and test operations
- Work with test instruments, and engage in writing drivers for ground support equipment
- Implement software for automated testing at component and integrated levels
- Refine specifications from electrical engineers to validate critical flight components
- Support all phases of development from initial proposal development through successful test and flight
- Implement ground control and telemetry software
- Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team
Requirements
- Bachelors, degree in CS, EE (or equivalent background knowledge)
- 2-5+ years of experience in embedded systems or hardware development / testing.
- 3+ Years of experience with Python (or other high-level object oriented scripting language(s))
- 1+ Years of experience with Linux and shell command line tools
- 1+ Years of experience with version control systems (git, mercurial, svn, or others)
- A passion for building things, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience reading schematics and data sheets, debugging circuits that interface with embedded software, from debugger to logic analyzer to oscilloscope
Bonus
- Experience with web development frameworks and databases
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
CAD Engineer
As an Astranis CAD Engineer you will design, develop, configure, and maintain spacecraft components and assemblies like bracketry, harnesses, propulsion manifolds, and waveguides. You must have a strong problem-solving background, an enthusiasm for novel design, and designing in complex systems. Experience with spacecraft is a benefit but is not required.
Role
- Model and draw components, structures, and manifolds for the spacecraft and its supporting structures
- Works with the management of top-level spacecraft assemblies in CAD, as well as create and maintain BOMs in the transfer to production
- Check and review engineering drawings
- Develop, ideate, and document considerate practices that enable good and efficient design
- Assist in recruiting, interviewing and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team
Requirements
- 1-3 years of experience in a design role
- Experience with SolidWorks
- Experience with GD+T and engineering drawings
- A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment with hands-on development
Bonus
- Expertise of SolidWorks and PDM Administration
- Experience with design of complex assemblies and components
- Experience in the design of spaceflight components and/or vacuum compatible systems
- Experience with surface modeling
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Astranis
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.
Power Electronics Test Engineer
As a Power Electronics Test Engineer at Astranis, you will be responsible for developing, designing, and implementing tests and test systems (test support custom hardware) for all the custom electronics on our spacecraft. You'll prove that our suite of power designs work across environments to guarantee success on orbit.
Role
- Develop and design automated hardware and software solutions to test+validate electronics hardware
- Design PCBA's to interface with flight hardware
- Write software in Python to control bench equipment, devices under test, and other test hardware
- Work closely with the design team to provide feedback and insight through qualification and acceptance process
- Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.
Requirements
- Associate's or B.S. degree in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent technical degree
- A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
- Comfort with ambiguity and turning high-level requirements into clear design/test objectives
- Hands-on experience using electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, eloads, etc.)
- Experience with debugging circuits with embedded software, from oscilloscope to scripting
- Experience using Python
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
Bonus
- Understanding and experience in environmental testing such as vibration, shock, thermal, burn-in, and TVAC
- Power electronics experience such as switching converters and load switches
- Experience using Altium Designer
- Experience with designing and building electrical harnesses and connectors
- Experience automating tests, test equipment, or similar instrumentation
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Astranis
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.
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.
Role
- 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
Requirements
- 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.
Bonus
- Experience doing telemetry analysis and anomaly investigations
- Experience building operational software tools and user-friendly UIs
- Experience with software development tools such as Git
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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.
Reliability Test 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 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.
If you have already graduated from a four-year university, please apply to be an Associate Engineer.
Role
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to plan reliability tests for satellite hardware
- Support test plan and procedure development based on design specifications and mission profiles
- Set up, operate, and monitor environmental test equipment, including thermal chambers, thermal vacuum systems, vibration shaker tables, and combined thermal vibe chambers
- Execute reliability tests such as thermal cycling, thermal vacuum, and vibration
- Collect, analyze, and document test data to identify potential failure modes and ensure hardware meets reliability targets
- Design test fixtures, setup instrumentation and data acquisition systems
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field
- Strong interest in hardware reliability, testing, and hands-on engineering work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and adapt to changing project needs
- Strong communication skills
- Must be onsite 5 days per week
Bonus
- Hands-on experience with environmental or reliability testing
- Familiarity with test equipment such as test chambers and DAQs
- Experience with data analysis tools in Python, MATLAB, or similar
- Exposure to hardware design, integration, or lab-based engineering projects
- Understanding of failure analysis, root cause investigation, or reliability engineering principles
- Previous internship, research, or project experience in aerospace or hardware-focused environments
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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.
Power Electronics Intern (Fall 2026)
Role
- Work with the power engineering team to build and test flight hardware
- Design test equipment to validate designs across a wide range of stressed conditions
- Design prototype circuits
- Bringup and debug designs in the lab
- Write code to help evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware
- Coordinate assembly, integration and environmental test efforts
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a B.S. in electrical or computer engineering (or equivalent technical degree)
- Interest in learning about, designing, and working with power electronics systems
- A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch
- US Citizenship or Green Card
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
Bonus
- Experience with Altium Designer (or other PCB design software)
- Experience with SPICE-based simulators (LTSpice, PSPICE, ADS, etc)
- Comfortable with soldering and rework
- Familiarity with standard EE lab bench (power supply, oscilloscope, multimeter, etc)
- Familiarity with basic switched mode converter design (boost and buck converters)
- Experience with Python
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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.
Electrical Test Hardware Development Engineer
As an Avionics Test Hardware Development Engineer at Astranis, you will be responsible for developing, designing, and implementing hardware that will test our flight designs and ensure they work for our entire mission in space.
Role
- Develop and design automated hardware design to validate electronic flight hardware
- Design PCBA's to interface with flight hardware
- Review all avionics flight hardware to ensure sufficient DFT (design-for-test)
- Write software in Python to control bench equipment, devices under test, and other test hardware
- Work closely with the design team to provide feedback and insight through qualification and acceptance process
- Design, build, and support test infrastructure for hardware-in-the-loop tests
Requirements
- B.S. or M.S. in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent technical degree
- A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
- Comfort with ambiguity and turning high-level requirements into clear design/test objectives
- Hands-on experience using electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, eloads, etc.)
- Experience with debugging circuits with embedded software, from oscilloscope to scripting
- A passion for prototyping - designing PCBAs, 3D printing enclosures, etc
- Basic Programming Skills (Python Preferred)
Bonus
- Experience debugging electrical circuits especially signal integrity
- Experience using Altium Designer
- Experience using Python
- Experience with designing and building electrical harnesses and connectors
- Experience automating tests, test equipment, or similar instrumentation
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Astranis
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.
Senior DevOps Engineer
As a Senior DevOps engineer, you will be an early contributor to the growing infrastructure team to support a rapidly expanding fleet of satellites.
Speed and reliability aren’t luxuries here; they’re lifelines. When a satellite is orbiting thousands of miles above Earth, minutes matter. Our developers need to iterate and deploy rapidly to fix mission-critical issues and push improvements that keep spacecraft healthy and missions on track. You’ll be the one making sure our CI pipelines aren’t just efficient, but blazing fast, so our engineers can respond to the unexpected in real time. You’ll own every aspect of the development workflow including AI assistant tools, language upgrades, build systems, pre-commit checks, and emerging projects to help unlock developer velocity.
If you’re excited by the idea of supporting spacecraft with infrastructure that’s as mission-critical as the satellites themselves, this is your launchpad.
This role supports both commercial and U.S. Government programs.
Role
- Maintain and streamline a CI pipeline integrating with a mix of real and simulated hardware
- Introduce and optimize build tools and workflows to accelerate development
- Automate release, deployment, and monitoring tooling for development and production systems
- Implement and own the proliferation of metrics and performance tracking in development, CI, production, and mission contexts
- Lead initiatives that improve developer productivity and developer experience
Requirements
- 6+ years experience in Infrastructure and DevOps engineering
- Bachelor of Science in a related discipline (e.g. Computer Science, Information Technology)
- Proficiency with Python or other scripting language
- Experience with scaling build systems such as, but not limited to: Bazel, CMake, or Pants
- Strong Experience with Linux
- Experience working with CI tools such as Gitlab, Github, Jenkins, Tekton or others
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Highly motivated, self-starting, and able to perform duties autonomously without much supervision
Bonus
- Bazel build system
- Code coverage reporting
- AI tooling for developers
- Remote development environments
- Flaky test management and infrastructure
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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Network Planning Sales Engineer Intern (Summer 2026)
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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.
Network Planning Sales Engineer Intern (Summer 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 satellite, and many of them are now full-time employees at Astranis.
If you have already graduated from a four-year university, please apply to be an Associate.
Role:
Pre-sales and post-sales network architecture and planning, which at its core involves optimizing high throughput satellite networks by understanding and trading dozens of parameters, including but not limited to:
- Digital payload configuration
- Orbital slot selection and frequency planning
- Antenna system optimization, user coverage area definition
- Gateway location(s) selection
- User terminal selection
- Networking / modem equipment selection and configuration
The role provides a balance of technical and business / customer facing responsibilities, and is high visibility and high impact. This role includes 1:1 mentorship from a senior, seasoned sales engineer, enabling rapid learning and growth!
Requirements:
- Strong ability to optimize systems by juggling many variables, considering all options, running a detailed trade study
- Process oriented mindset - constantly seeking more efficient ways of doing things, anticipating features needed from both internal and external tools
- Scripting language experience, preferably Python
- Enjoy a fast paced environment, with just the right amount of chaos ;)
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
Bonus:
- Knack for math
- Ability to craft high quality presentations, deliver those presentations to potential partners, and succinctly answer challenging technical questions posed by partners
- Willingness to travel a bit (< 10%)
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Hardware Design Associate, Software Defined Radio Team (Summer 2026)
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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.
Hardware Design Associate, Software Defined Radio Team (Summer 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 who will have done so before working at Astranis).
As an Associate Engineer, 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, and our Associate Engineers work on projects that are of equal importance and difficulty to the projects we give our full-time employees. Many 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.
If you are still a college student, please apply to join us as an Intern.
Role
- 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
Requirements
- 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 (Lineups, s-parameters, impedance matching)
Bonus
- 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)
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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.
Total Rewards & Analytics Analyst
We are looking for a sharp, data-driven Total Rewards & Analytics Analyst to join our People team. This is a high-impact, dual-scope role that sits at the intersection of Total Rewards design and administration and people analytics — giving you the opportunity to shape how Astranis attracts, retains, and rewards its world-class talent while providing People Analytics to inform key design decisions.
Reporting to the Director of Total Rewards, you will be a critical partner in building and maintaining competitive compensation programs, equity administration, benefits analysis, and delivering data-driven insights that inform our people strategy. This is a unique opportunity to build something meaningful at a company that is literally changing how the world connects.
Role
Total Rewards -
- Support the design, implementation, and administration of Total Reward programs including base pay, variable pay, equity, benefits and wellness
- Conduct market pricing and benchmarking using survey data (Radford, Pave, Carta, etc.) to ensure competitive positioning
- Assist in maintaining and updating salary structures, job architecture, and pay bands across the organization
- Partner with Recruiting and HRBPs to support offer development and compensation recommendations
- Assist in the administration and communication of equity programs including stock option grants, refresh cycles, and vesting schedules
- Support annual compensation cycles including merit increases, bonus payouts, and equity refresh programs
- Help develop and maintain Total Rewards communications that educate employees on the full value of their compensation package
- Assist in benefits program analysis including benchmarking, utilization reporting, and vendor management and configuration support
People Analytics -
- Leverage our suite of analytics to extract insights and tell stories with our data. Partnering with our SVP of People you will create the views and slides that our executives will use to better understand the workforce.
- Conduct ad hoc data analysis to support People team decisions and business partner requests
- Develop and maintain equity budget tracking including forecast vs. actual share utilization by grant type
- Analyze compensation equity and pay parity across the organization and surface insights to leadership
- Partner with Finance on headcount planning and workforce cost modeling
- Support the design and analysis of employee surveys and engagement data
- Present data insights in clear, compelling formats for PeopleTeam leadership
Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience in Total Rewards, Compensation, or People Analytics
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills — you are comfortable working with large datasets and drawing meaningful conclusions
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets including complex formulas, nested if statements, and pivot tables
- Experience with compensation benchmarking tools such as Radford, Mercer, Carta, or similar
- Working knowledge of equity compensation including stock options, RSUs, vesting schedules, and 409A valuations
- Strong attention to detail and ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills — able to translate complex data into clear narratives
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Statistics, or related field
Bonus
- Experience with HRIS systems such as Workday, ADP, or Paylocity
- Proficiency in data visualization tools such as Tableau, Looker, or People Insights
- Familiarity with SQL or Python for data analysis
- Experience working in a high-growth startup or aerospace/technology company
- Knowledge of benefits administration and vendor management
- Experience supporting executive compensation programs
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Production Quality Inspector
As a Production Quality Inspector, you are responsible for being the last line of defense in assuring mission success. You will work with the most cutting edge MicroGEO satellite technology and perform inspections in several workcenters to verify our hardware meets the highest level of quality. The ideal candidate is self-driven, extremely detail oriented, and seeks a highly cross functional dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
- Perform in-process inspection and final verification of flight hardware to drawing, process specifications, and work order requirements supporting multiple work centers (assembly, integration, wire harnessing, or test)
- Identify, document, and verify resolution of production and test non-conformances in accordance with prescribed procedures and pursue corrective action as required
- Interface with engineering and production to communicate and help resolve nonconforming issues
- Independently perform inspections and verifications, documenting results in a clear, precise, and complete manner
- Support quality management system policies and procedure documentation, assess compliance to company and industry standards, initiate and lead continual improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives
- Perform other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment
Requirements
- 3+ years of inspection experience in an aerospace, military or manufacturing environment
- Substantial knowledge of the control of nonconforming hardware, failure/root cause analysis, corrective and preventive action processes
- Experience reading and interpreting design drawings and CAD models
- Experience with performing electronic testing and inspection using portable measuring devices and lab equipment (microscopes, testers, scopes, etc)
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and teamwork skills
- Ability to work independently with a strong work ethic, be innovative, detail oriented, possess initiative, and team oriented
- Willing and able to work overtime and/or weekends as required
Bonus
- Associate degree or higher in quality, engineering, or related field
- Knowledgeable with ISO 9001/AS9100 quality management systems
- Experience inspecting solder, crimping, conformal coating, staking, and surface mounted devices in accordance with IPC-J-STD-001 or IPC-A-610 standards
- Wire harness experience in accordance with IPC-A-620 standards
- Six Sigma Yellow/Green Belt certified
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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.
Antenna 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 Antenna Intern, you will work closely with mechanical, thermal, and payload system engineers to design, build and test antenna systems for ongoing and next-generation satellite payloads.
Role
- Leverage cutting-edge design tools to realize high-performance communications antenna systems with on-orbit flexibility to meet evolving customer demand.
- Work with vendors to design and procure antenna and RF components and validate their performance through anechoic chamber testing.
- Co-design antenna components and systems in conjunction with other technical disciplines, including Mechanical/Structural/Thermal/Payload Systems.
Requirements
- Fundamental understanding of electromagnetics, including antenna fundamentals, impedance matching, transmission lines, and circuit matching.
- Experience measuring components using vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and signal sources.
- Demonstrated ability to solve engineering challenges in innovative and creative ways.
- Capable of using industry-standard design tools such as CST, HFSS, or TICRA and scripting to solve engineering problems using Matlab or Python.
Bonus
- Experience with 3D printing (Direct Metal Laser Sintering and Fused Deposition Modeling).
- Experience with link budget and system calculations including EIRP, noise figure, and G/T.
- Experience designing waveguide components (OMT, MUX, diplexer, filters, polarizers, etc).
- Experience with reflectors.
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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.
Electronics Engineering Manager
As the Electronics Engineering Manager, you will be at the forefront of building and leading a team of talented electronics engineers. You will have a pivotal role in shaping the future of our satellite technology, pushing the boundaries of what is possible, and delivering performance that sets new industry standards.
Role
- Directly manage, mentor, and expand a team of both junior and senior electronics engineers
- Collaborate with a diverse, multidisciplinary team to define and architect our next-generation electronic systems
- Oversee the entire lifecycle of our electronic hardware, from design and development to implementation and verification
- Develop and manage a detailed project schedule to ensure that our hardware development aligns with the overall program timeline
- Drive the design process, including specification, component selection, circuit board design, and system-level integration
- Lead the team through hands-on debugging, board bring-up, and system validation
- Play a key role in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring new team members to support our rapid growth
- Provide expert support to our production and operations teams for the successful deployment and use of our hardware
- Foster a culture of innovation and excellence within the team
Requirements
- A Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a similar technical field
- 5+ years of professional experience in a fast-paced product design and development environment
- 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and developing complex electronic hardware from concept to production
- A passion for hardware development and a desire to work in a dynamic, hands-on environment
- Demonstrated ability to design, build, and test hardware from scratch.
- Proven experience in building and managing teams of engineers, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder
Bonus
- Experience with photovoltaics
- Experience with Li-ion batteries and battery management systems
- Experience with magnetics in power electronics
- Knowledge of radiation effects on electronic components
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Avionics 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 satellite, and many of them are now full-time employees at Astranis.
If you have already graduated from a four-year university, please apply to be an Associate Engineer.
Role
- Work with the avionics engineering team to build and test flight hardware
- Design test equipment to validate designs across a wide range of stressed conditions
- Bring up and debug designs in the lab
- Write code to help evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware
- Assist with low level software to interface with various spacecraft subsystems
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a B.S., M.S. or Ph.D. in electrical or computer engineering (or equivalent technical degree)
- Interest in learning about, designing, and working with various spacecraft systems and subsystems
- A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
- Experience with Python and/or C++
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch
- US Citizenship or Green Card
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
Bonus
- Experience with Altium Designer (or other PCB design software)
- Experience with SPICE-based simulators (LTSpice, PSPICE, ADS, etc)
- Comfortable with soldering and rework
- Familiarity with standard EE lab bench (power supply, oscilloscope, multimeter, etc)
- Familiarity with basic switched mode converter design (boost and buck converters)
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Director of Sales Finance – U.S. Government Programs
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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.
Director of Sales Finance – U.S. Government Programs
As Astranis’s Director of Sales Finance for U.S. Government Programs, you will own the financial backbone of our federal sales efforts. We are seeking to hire the best — a senior finance leader who has mastered government contracting, proposal pricing, and revenue forecasting, and who can build scalable processes to support our fast-growing business with the U.S. government.
You are an ideal candidate if you thrive at the intersection of government sales and finance: building compliant cost-volume proposals, modeling long-term revenue streams, and partnering with BD, contracts, and program management to ensure financial discipline on every deal. You should be as comfortable rolling up your sleeves to prepare pricing packages as you are presenting revenue forecasts and risk analyses to leadership. Most importantly, you should bring a builder’s mindset, designing scalable financial processes to meet the complexity of federal sales at a rapidly growing aerospace company.
Astranis is putting satellites into orbit — government contracts are central to our mission. If you thrive under pressure, operate with precision, and want to play a pivotal role in scaling a business-critical function, this is your opportunity.
Role
- Lead all financial aspects of U.S. government sales, including deal structuring, pricing models, and proposal cost volumes.
- Partner with BD, contracts, and program teams to ensure proposals are compliant with FAR, DFARS, and CAS requirements.
- Own revenue forecasting, pipeline analysis, and bookings tracking for government sales.
- Provide leadership with insights on customer economics, deal risk, and contract terms.
- Ensure compliance with government cost principles and revenue recognition standards.
- Build scalable processes, reporting, and financial models to support growth in government programs.
- Represent Finance in customer negotiations, audits, and program reviews.
- Mentor and develop a small team as government sales finance scales.
Requirements
- 10+ years of finance experience, with at least 5+ years in U.S. government sales finance or government contracting.
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or business administration.
- Deep knowledge of FAR, DFARS, CAS, and U.S. government pricing principles.
- Proven track record of supporting proposal development, contract negotiations, and government audits.
- Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and reporting skills.
- Ability to influence senior leadership and cross-functional partners.
Bonus
- CPA, CMA, MBA, or CDFM certification.
- Aerospace, defense, or satellite industry experience.
- Experience with both firm-fixed-price and cost-plus contracts.
- Netsuite or ERP system experience.
- Startup or high-growth company experience.
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Propulsion Technician, Tube Bending
Role
- Program, operate, troubleshoot, and maintain a CNC Tube Bender, and otherl metal fabrication tools for aerospace applications
- Prepare metal components for welding and/or assembly into micro-GEO satellites
- Manage the inventory and material traceability for thousands of propulsion components
- Perform dimensional and quality inspections on propulsion components and assemblies
- Follow processes and work instructions, complete associated paperwork, and provide detailed feedback to authors
- Identify and procure capital equipment, manage its installation, and perform its commissioning
- Be a jack-of-all-trades around the factory - learn new skills, help other teams, be able to find other uses for your talents
- Ability to program CNC equipment, and operate fabrication tools
- Ability to interpret technical drawings, test plans, and work to procedures
- Ability to operate cranes, man lifts, tugs & handling equipment
- Willing and able to work all shifts, overtime, and/or weekends as required
- Willing and able to travel to support vendor visits and trainings
- Climbing ladders, long durations of standing, grasping, sitting, pulling, and physical bending movements
- Must be able to lift at least 25 lbs unassisted
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria
- 3+ years of experience doing tube bending, aerospace/ high-precision assembly or fabrication, and/or CNC machine operation
- Experience operating a CNC tube bender
- Experience operating a FARO arm or CMM
- Good understanding of GD&T
- Experience welding, specifically orbital tube welding (OTW)
- Experience related to other roles in the production of satellites, i.e. machining, welding, assembly, or harnessing
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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.
Flight Software - Associate (Fall 2026)
Role
- Work with the engineering team to design, write and test software (embedded software running on satellites, as well as variety of ground control and testing software)
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or equivalent technical degree
- Experience with C/C++ and scripting language(s)
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, write, and test software from scratch
- US Citizenship or Green Card
- 40 hours per week minimum
- Must be onsite in San Francisco 5 days a week
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
Bonus
- Experience with embedded systems running on bare metal
- Experience with real time operating systems
- Experience with FPGA or DSP programming
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Mechanical Engineer - Associate Program (Fall 2026)
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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.
Mechanical Engineer — Associate Program (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 who will have done so before working at Astranis).Role
- Work together with the engineering team to design, build, and test satellite hardware and/or software
Requirements
- Have a four-year degree in mechanical, aerospace, or equivalent technical degree (e.g. physics or applied math)
- A passion and enthusiasm for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
- 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.
Bonus
- Experience with CAD
- Experience with analytical software such as stress or thermal analysis
- Experience with electromechanical system design and specification
- Experience with control system modeling and design
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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.
Technical Program Manager, USG Programs
As a USG Technical Program Manager, you will play a critical role driving execution of Astranis’s U.S. Government satellite programs from concept through delivery. Reporting to the Director of USG Programs, you will own program outcomes across schedule, cost, risk, and customer interface. This role requires both programmatic leadership and technical depth — balancing hands-on problem solving with strategic oversight. You will manage and drive trade studies to optimize mission system architectures, coordinate across spacecraft and ground segments, and ensure technical, contractual, and mission requirements are met. You will also help scale Astranis’s USG program execution frameworks and cross-functional processes as our portfolio expands.
Role
- Own government-related program execution from concept to completion, ranging from small internal R&D efforts to complete multi-spacecraft missions
- Develop, maintain, and communicate program schedules, budgets, and resource plans to ensure successful delivery
- Lead the risk management process including documentation, tracking of mitigation plans, and approval of risk closure
- Deliver programs that meet all technical and programmatic requirements by tracking and reporting key performance metrics
- Drive periodic internal and external program reviews, highlighting schedule trends, risks, and progress against key milestones
- Serve as the primary customer interface for government programs, leading design reviews, reporting, and milestone readiness
- Coordinate with engineering, operations, and mission assurance teams to ensure alignment on requirements, interfaces, and design development
- Resolve technical issues by driving trade analyses and decision-making across complex mission constraints
- Ensure all customer requirements and CONOPS are met across system, space, and ground segments
- Lead technical preparation for major program milestone reviews and internal readiness gates
- Oversee preparation of system documentation and operational manuals to enable handover, operations, and sustainment
- Support recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding of additional teammates as the USG program portfolio grows
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science (or equivalent) in engineering, physics, or a related technical discipline
- 7+ years of program or project management experience within aerospace or space systems
- Experience with the U.S. Government contracts and customer interactions
- Proven ability to plan and execute complex technical programs in fast-paced environments
- Strong communication and presentation skills with both internal and external stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to document and communicate tactical plans, risks, and mitigations clearly
- Highly organized with the ability to manage competing priorities and multiple projects simultaneously
- U.S. Citizen; eligible to obtain a TS/SCI Security Clearance
- Willing to submit to a Counterintelligence Polygraph
Bonus
- Working knowledge of National Security and Civil Space organizations and programs
- Experience with cost account management principles and tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, MS Project)
- Systems engineering experience including requirements definition, verification, and validation
- Familiarity with mission operations, ground planning, and CONOPS development
- Experience with optical or RF payloads, payload integration, interface control, and spacecraft AI&T
- Ability to define and communicate solutions to complex technical and programmatic problems for both internal and external audiences
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal awareness, and proven ability to build alignment across diverse teams
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Director of Operations Finance - Manufacturing
As Astranis’s Director of Operations Finance, you will lead the financial management of our operations, manufacturing, and supply chain. We are seeking to hire the best — a finance leader who can design and execute a world-class operations finance function in a fast-scaling hardware and aerospace environment.
You are an ideal candidate if you combine deep cost accounting and operations finance expertise with strategic leadership. You should be motivated to own the financial backbone of how we build satellites: manufacturing costs, supply chain spend, and capital investment. Just as importantly, you should excel at building scalable processes, leading teams, and partnering directly with operations leadership.
Role
- Lead financial management for operations, supply chain, and manufacturing.
- Own forecasting the COGS section of the P&L and capital project tracking.
- Partner with operations leaders on budgets, forecasts, and BOM cost initiatives.
- Build and lead a high-performing operations finance team.
- Support audits, compliance, and financial reporting for operations.
- Design scalable financial processes and controls for manufacturing and supply chain.
- Provide leadership with insights on cost trends, risks, and savings opportunities.
Requirements
- 10+ years of finance/accounting experience, with 5+ years in operations finance or cost accounting leadership.
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or business administration.
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing cost structures, inventory, and capital accounting.
- Proven track record of leading finance teams and partnering with operations leadership.
- ERP/financial system expertise.
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
Bonus
- CPA, CMA, or MBA.
- Aerospace, defense, or manufacturing industry experience.
- Startup or high-growth company experience.
- Experience with government program compliance and cost allocations.
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Security Operations Analyst
Astranis is looking for a Security Operations Analyst who isn’t afraid to dive headfirst into the digital abyss. Our ideal candidate is enthusiastic about security and has a knack for dissecting malware, untangling the complex webs of phishing schemes, and leading the charge during incident response operations. With cyber threats evolving at breakneck speed, we need a sharp, resourceful individual who is always two steps ahead of the game, ready to protect our digital frontier and ensure the security and integrity of our data and systems.
Role
- Monitor and analyze security alerts and incidents in real-time using Google SecOps or similar SIEM tools. Investigate and respond to security events promptly and effectively
- Collaborate with others to identify and mitigate security incidents. Provide support during security incidents and assist in post-incident analysis
- Analyze and blow up malware to understand its behavior, origins, and impact, using this intelligence to fortify our defenses
- Investigate phishing attempts, identifying attack vectors and advising on preventive measures
- Create, integrate, and operate security tools
- Assist in purple team exercises
- Maintain and update security documentation, including procedures, runbooks, and policies related to security operations
- Participate in the improvement of security monitoring and incident response processes
- Learn and utilize various cybersecurity tools and technologies
Requirements
- 1+ years of experience in a security related role
- Proven experience in cybersecurity, specifically in incident response, malware analysis, and phishing investigation
- A firm grasp of security concepts and technologies
- A strong understanding of security standards, hardening principals, and best practices
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Don’t meet all the requirements? Not a problem. Please apply anyway
Bonus
- Any relevant certifications such as CISSP or CEH
- Experience blowing up malware and looking into phishes
- Previous experience with Google SecOps (or Chronicle)
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Propulsion Test Team Lead
As our Propulsion Test Team Lead you will be responsible for testing & fueling our propulsion systems. You will lead, and continue building, a team of world class propulsion test engineers and technicians.
Role
- Lead a team of Propulsion test engineers and technicians that test satellite propulsion systems, including hiring and managing direct reports.
- Create and enforce quality standards and processes to ensure proper verification of unit-level and system-level hardware. Evaluate non-conformances to determine root cause and create corrective action plans and system improvements
- Manage day-to-day activities of propulsion test, including creating processes for assigning and tracking work across production & development testing programs.
- Create and enforce a culture of safety and quality throughout the workplace.
- Evaluate proposed designs for testability and work closely with design engineering teams on new designs and processes to enable factory output growth targets up to 24 vehicles per year
- Create, maintain and communicate detailed schedules, ensuring your team and other stakeholders are aware of tasks and deadlines, including resource identification and acquisition.
- Own the test infrastructure needed to test our current and next generation propulsion system, including factor layout, safety equipment, and test beds.
- Work hands-on with flight hardware alongside your team to ensure mission success.
- Develop ironbirds (test beds) for doing flight-like development and qualification testing.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering.
- 5+ years of professional experience in a hardware manufacturing or production environment (aerospace preferred).
- Demonstrated ability to manage a lab and/or production facilities, equipment, and operations.
- Proven leadership through project management, mentorship, or people management experience.
- Hands-on experience working with fluid or gas feed systems.
- Ability to use ERP/MES systems for creating procedures, tracking hardware ad builds, and enforcing quality processes.
- Strong communication (written and verbal), organizational skills, and attention to detail.
- Strong fluid systems engineering intuition and critical thinking. Comfort with ambiguity and turning high-level requirements into clear design/test objectives.
Bonus
- Direct management experience of engineers or technicians
- Experience with fluid and gas system component design.
- Experience designing & maintaining test infrastructure
- Specific experience with low thrust monopropellant, green monopropellant, and electric propulsion systems
- Experience in spacecraft fueling and launch operations.
- Familiarity with AFSPCMAN 91-710 and other Range Safety documentation and requirements
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Environmental Test Supervisor
Astranis is building small, low-cost telecommunications satellites to connect the four billion people on Earth who currently do not have access to the internet. By owning and operating its satellites and offering them to customers as a turnkey solution, Astranis is able to provide bandwidth at a fraction of the cost of legacy providers, unlocking previously unreachable markets.
As the Supervisor, Environmental Test, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operations, readiness, and execution of the Environmental Test Lab to support testing of spacecraft, sub-assemblies, and components in simulated space environments.
You will lead and develop a high-performing test technician team and ensure the lab operates safely, efficiently, and at high quality to meet program and production goals. The goal of producing 24/year of our next-generation Omega spacecraft relies heavily on our ability to scale test operations and increase throughput without sacrificing quality. If you are a hands-on environmental test leader who thrives in a fast-paced, execution-focused environment, this role may be for you.
Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day activities of the test lab and maintain operational readiness to support 24/7 operations and critical test campaigns
- Lead and develop the test technician team, setting clear expectations, driving accountability, and supporting ongoing skill growth
- Own detailed test scheduling and execution, aligning with program priorities and engineering needs to meet milestones and deadlines
- Drive test execution quality and consistency through robust procedures, training, and technician oversight
- Oversee operation, maintenance, and calibration of environmental test equipment including vibration shakers, thermal chambers, and thermal vacuum chambers
- Partner closely with the cross functional team to improve test processes, increase throughput, and support development of new lab capabilities
- Identify and eliminate bottlenecks across equipment, staffing, and processes to improve lab efficiency and utilization
- Promote and enforce a culture of safety, quality, and accountability across the lab
- Implement and uphold high standards of 5S practices to maximize efficiency and productivity
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in testing of electronics, electro-mechanical assemblies, or integrated systems
- 3+ years of experience leading technicians in a fast-paced and complex test or production environment
- Demonstrated ownership of test lab or production operations, including scheduling, equipment utilization, and team performance
- Strong understanding of thermal, thermal vacuum, and vibration testing
- Must be willing to work all shifts, overtime and/or weekends as needed, including support of 24/7 operations for critical test campaigns
Bonus
- Direct management experience of engineers, specialists, and/or technicians
- Experience with manufacturing execution systems (MES), test automation software, or data/telemetry platforms
- Experience scaling operations (team size, equipment capacity, or throughput)
- Experience in a fast-paced, iterative design or manufacturing environment within aerospace, automotive, or consumer electronics industries
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Assembly, Integration, and Test Technician
As an Assembly Integration and Test Technician, you will be responsible for assembling and testing satellite components, subassemblies, and fully integrated vehicles. The role requires both electrical and mechanical integration work to assemble the spacecraft as well as assisting with pneumatic and electrical testing.
Role
- Assemble and test spacecraft and ground support equipment
- Assemble and integrate the spacecraft using engineering models and procedures. Assemblies include: structural parts and mechanisms, RF waveguides, antenna, electronic boxes, harnesses, coax cables, thermal blankets
- Maintain paperwork - work instructions, connector mate logs, test logs
- Set up, adjust, and calibrate standard test equipment to conduct functional and environmental testing using test procedures
- Perform spacecraft lifting and handling operations
- Perform spacecraft testing of communications, telemetry and command, thermal, power, and propulsion subsystems per the applicable procedure
- Operate subassembly and spacecraft pressure test consoles
- Collaborate with Production engineers to develop and document build procedures
Requirements
- 2+ years of fundamental experience in assembly, manufacturing or maintenance
- Ability to interpret technical drawings, test plans, and work to procedures
- Ability to perform spacecraft integration tasks in clean room environment
- Ability to operate cranes, man lifts, tugs & handling equipment
- Experience working with general hand tools and torque wrenches
- Familiar with windows style PC operating systems
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Climbing ladders, long durations of standing, grasping, sitting, pulling, and physical bending movements
- Must be able to lift at least 25 lbs unassisted
- Willing and able to work all shifts, overtime, and/or weekends as required
- Willing and able to travel to support off-site launch site processing and environmental testing
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria
Bonus
- Experience in the aerospace industry
- Experience with handling and integrating space flight components and spacecraft environmental testing
- Experience with pneumatics or hydraulics
- Experience in operating cranes, man lifts, forklifts, and handling equipment
- Hands-on experience using electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectral analyzers, etc.)
- Understanding and experience in environmental testing such as vibration, shock, thermal, burn-in, and TVAC.
50 hours a week expectation for our production team. First and second shift availability.
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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.
FPGA Intern (Fall 2026)
Role:
- RTL Development for FPGA targeted applications
- Work with multiple FPGAs and toolchains
- Interface FPGAs with a variety of peripherals including high speed data converters, memories, MCUs
- Write software to interface and test RTL in hardware
- Collaborate closely with electrical and software engineers
Requirements:
- US Citizenship or Green Card (This is a legal requirement; no exceptions)
- Currently pursuing a B.S. or M.S. in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent
- A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
- Experience in designing, implementing, and testing high throughput systems implemented on FPGAs
- Proficiency with Verilog/SystemVerilog for synthesis
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
Bonus:
- Experience with UVM and advanced SystemVerilog verification
- Experience with Xilinx FPGAs
- Experience with Vivado IDE, TCL
- Familiarity with system level estimates and implications of power, thermal, and real estate
- Experience with high speed data converters (ADCs, DACs, JESD204B)
- Experience with circuit level debugging
- Experience with digital communication theory and implementation, such as LDPC implementations
- Experience with space-based systems
- Experience with modern communication systems (RF, IF/IQ, time/freq domains, modulation)
- Experience in at least 1 domain beyond logic design. This could be DSP/radio design, software, hi-rel design (e.g. fault analysis & recover), etc.
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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.
PCB Librarian
As a PCB Librarian, you will be responsible for owning and maintaining Astranis’ Altium components library. You will work closely with design engineers, component engineers and supply chain on creating EEE parts in Altium and maintaining an up to date and accurate parts database. You will also be responsible for driving process decisions, automating, and supporting the integration of our Altium library with our PLM software.
Role
- Create schematic symbols and PCB component footprints according to manufacturer specifications and Astranis standards
- Manage component library and provide input on processes and standards to maintain an accurate and organized library
- Own integration between e-cad library and PLM tool using automated scripting
- Work with design team on creating and reviewing library components and footprints
- Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.
Requirements
- 1 - 2+ years experience with ECAD library management and database knowledge
- Experience creating and validating schematic symbols and footprints in e-cad tools and maintaining library in Altium
- Experience writing scripts and automation
- Experience working with PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software (Arena preferred)
- Knowledge of PCB manufacturing and assembly processes
- Experience with IPC standards (Class 2/3, IPC-A-610, IPC-7351)
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Avionics Engineer
As an electrical engineer on the Avionics team at Astranis, you will be responsible for designing the flight hardware that forms the backbone of our satellite's internal communication, power distribution, sensor aggregation, and flight computer systems. You'll take ownership of the full lifecycle for your hardware designs and work collaboratively with engineers across the organization to develop creative and innovative solutions that will push the envelope of satellite technology.
Role
- Design circuits and PCBs for various spacecraft subsystems
- Characterize, test, and validate hardware systems across the spacecraft
- Work within a multidisciplinary team to architecture, design, and execute for satellite avionics
- Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team
Requirements
- B.S. or M.S. in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent technical degree
- 2+ years experience in PCB/hardware design
- A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch
- Strong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skill
- Experience with debugging circuits with embedded software, from oscilloscope to firmware
Bonus
- Experience with FPGAs, microcontrollers, and communication schemes (RS-485, SPI, Ethernet, I2C)
- Experience with C, C++, or Python
- Radiation effects knowledge
- Environmental test experience
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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Senior Manager, Sales Finance – U.S. Government Programs
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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.
Senior Manager, Sales Finance – U.S. Government Programs
As Astranis’s Senior Manager of Sales Finance for U.S. Government Programs, you will play a critical role in building the financial foundation of our federal sales efforts. You’ll serve as a key business partner to our Government Programs, Business Development, and Contracts teams — ensuring pricing precision, compliance, and scalable forecasting as we grow our U.S. government portfolio.
This role is ideal for a hands-on finance leader who thrives at the intersection of government contracting and business strategy. You’ll lead pricing efforts, model long-term revenue streams, and drive disciplined financial execution across proposals and programs. You’ll also help build the scalable systems and processes needed to support our rapidly expanding federal business.
If you’re someone who combines deep government finance expertise with a builder’s mindset — and you’re eager to help scale one of the most strategically important parts of a fast-growing aerospace company — we want to talk.
Role
- Lead financial analysis and deal support for U.S. government proposals, including pricing models, cost volumes, and compliance reviews.
- Partner with Business Development, Contracts, and Program teams to ensure alignment with FAR, DFARS, and CAS requirements.
- Develop and maintain revenue forecasts, pipeline analyses, and bookings reports for government sales.
- Provide insights to leadership on customer economics, contract terms, and financial risk.
- Build scalable tools, reporting mechanisms, and financial models to support government program growth.
- Represent Finance in internal reviews, customer audits, and compliance assessments.
- Mentor junior analysts and help shape the evolution of the Government Sales Finance function.
Requirements
- 8+ years of progressive finance experience, including 3–5 years supporting U.S. government contracting or government sales finance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration.
- Strong knowledge of FAR, DFARS, CAS, and U.S. government cost principles.
- Demonstrated success in proposal pricing, financial modeling, and supporting contract negotiations.
- Excellent analytical and communication skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional leaders.
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced, growth-stage environment where systems and processes are being built.
Bonus
- CPA, CMA, MBA, or CDFM certification.
- Experience in aerospace, defense, or satellite industries.
- Familiarity with both firm-fixed-price and cost-plus contract types.
- ERP (NetSuite or equivalent) experience.
- Prior experience at a startup or high-growth technology company.
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Senior PCB Layout Engineer
As a Senior PCB layout engineer at Astranis, you will be responsible for completing PCB layout across the entire company - supporting designs across payload, avionics and power. You will interface directly with design engineers to gather board requirements and mechanical constraints and implement those into the PCB layout. You will also be responsible for interfacing with the PCBA manufacturing team and our external fab and assembly vendors to implement design for manufacturing (DFM) and ensure that we are sending reliable hardware to space.
Role
- Placement and Routing of high reliability Printed Circuit Board (PCB) designs, with schematic and layout input from design engineers
- Routing of power, high speed digital, RF, and analog PCB designs
- Support librarian in creating and reviewing schematic symbols and footprints from datasheets and 3D models
- Own design standards, templates, release procedures and interface to PLM system.
- Interface with PCB manufacturing team and external fabrication and assembly vendors to asses technical capabilities, design stackups and implement design for manufacturing (DFM).
Requirements
- B.S. or M.S. in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent technical degree
- 7+ years experience with PCB layout and routing
- Familiarity with Altium or similar design tools
- Experience with IPC standards (Class 2/3, IPC-A-610, IPC-7351)
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
Bonus
- Experience with scripting or automation
- Experience working with PLM software (Arena preferred)
- Knowledge of PCB manufacturing and assembly processes
- Ability to communicate and work effectively with others
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Facilities Technician
Join our team as an Facilities Technician, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring world class operations, buildout, and maintenance of our satellite manufacturing facility and office space. This position offers the opportunity to work with a tight-knit team using various tools and equipment to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.
Role
- Perform hands on installation, maintenance, and repairs, such as plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and carpentry work
- Respond to emergent requests to limit facility and equipment downtime
- Assemble, arrange, and move furniture and equipment as needed for new area buildouts or moves
- Open, track and resolve electronic work tickets for requests and projects
- Work with external contractors and vendors for specialized repairs and services
- Follow and enforce safety protocols and procedures to promote a safe and secure work environment
- Document and maintain various tools, hardware, and equipment in order to limit downtime
- Provide operational and logistics support for our spacecraft and technology development programs as needed
Requirements
- 3+ years working in a facility technician, construction trade, or similar technical hands-on role
- Proficiency with common hand and power tools
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, as needed
- Ability to safely utilize ladders of various heights to complete tasks and projects
- Ability to lift 50 lbs and comfortable with being on your feet for extended periods
Bonus
- Prior working experience in a hardware manufacturing and testing facility
- Knowledge and ability to troubleshoot and repair building systems and equipment, including HVAC, plumbing, and/or electrical systems
- Experience programming and operating digital Building Management Systems (BMS)
- Aerial Work Platform certification or experience
- Familiarity with Google tools, JIRA, and Confluence
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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.
Senior Electrical Reliability Engineer
As Senior Reliability Engineer with Astranis, you will play a critical role in ensuring our spacecraft electronics and systems meet our reliability and availability needs. You’ll support the team in pushing the boundary of what is possible in a geo-synchronous spacecraft design and enable performance in space that has not been realized to date. You’ll ensure that Design for Reliability is at the forefront of our engineering processes.
Role
- Collaborate with a broad and multidisciplinary engineering team to ensure that our spacecraft will operate reliably over their entire mission duration
- Perform reliability and availability analysis using Reliability Block Diagrams and DFMEA
- Advise engineers on optimal redundancy architecture
- Support the engineering and production teams with design reviews, failure analysis and root cause analysis
- Plan and manage EEE component tests, defining reliability targets, sample sizes, and stress conditions for internal or external test labs
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, physics, materials science, or a related engineering field
- 5+ years of experience as a reliability, component, or electrical engineer
- 4+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: physics of failure, semiconductor physics, design for reliability, functional safety, or accelerated testing
- Experience in electrical design, including components, circuits, PCBs, or electronic assemblies
- Experience in reliability statistics and data analysis
- Strong analytical skills and ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Bonus
- Experience performing failure analysis and destructive physical analysis investigations to provide corrective actions and paths to closure
- Familiarity with manufacturing processes and testing methodologies for electronic components
- Knowledge of accelerated test profiles for component-level screening and qualification testing
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Senior Flight Software Engineer
As a Senior Software Engineer - Embedded at Astranis, you will be responsible for assisting with architecture, high level design choices, development, execution, and implementation of the flight software that commands and monitors the spacecraft. Additionally, you will mentor junior members and collaborate with other teams to ensure that the software you've implemented works on their hardware.
This role will contribute to both commercial and US Government programs.
Role
- Develop Software for the Flight Computer on our Satellites
- Develop Firmware for control boards on the satellite
- Improve and deliver reliable software through requirements generation, continuous integration, automated testing and code reviews
- Collaborate with multiple teams (avionics, Ground Control, Telemetry)
- Develop software in C++ to interface with Flight computer and interface with the custom hardware on the vehicle
- Deliver complex projects through incremental development
- Mentor junior engineers
Requirements
- 5-8+ years of experience developing software for products in modern C++ OR C
- Familiarity with Software Development Methodologies and Design Patterns
- Experience with working on Communication Protocols (TCP/IP, I2C, SPI)
- Good Communication and Written Skills
- Passionate about Space Technology
- Experience with Building High Availability/High Reliability systems.
Bonus
- Experience with embedded Linux / POSIX systems
- Experience with Python
- Experience developing on and for VxWorks, Linux, FreeRTOS, or QNX Environments
- Demonstrated experience building, testing, and shipping production software
- Experience with safety critical development (FDA, FAA, Automotive)
- Experience Board Bringup, debugging / Integration of Hardware Software
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Senior CAD Engineer
As an Astranis Senior CAD Engineer you will be a leader in the design and configuration of our spacecraft and the documentation and processes used to transfer from design to production. You will develop, maintain and teach others about design methods and best practices, perform spacecraft-level design tasks such as waveguide routing and panel configuration, and manage spacecraft bills of material and change orders in conjunction with the vehicle engineering, production and supply chain teams. You must have strong CAD design experience in complex systems. Experience with spacecraft is a benefit but is not required.
Role
- Manage configuration of top-level spacecraft assemblies in CAD and create and maintain bills of material for assemblies to transfer to production
- Develop and document best practices for design
- Teach and mentor others in design and drawing best practices
- Manage the programs and procedures that govern how CAD interacts with PLM.
- Model and draw components and systems, especially system-wide assemblies such as waveguide routes, propulsion systems and harnessing.
- Check engineering drawings for components and systems
- Assist in recruiting, interviewing and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in a design role and expertise in mechanical CAD
- Experience with design and production of complex assemblies
- Robust knowledge of SolidWorks
- Working knowledge and experience in PDM Administration
- Mastery of GD+T and engineering drawings
- A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment including hands-on development
Bonus
- Expertise of SolidWorks
- Experience in design of spaceflight components and/or vacuum compatible systems
- Experience designing and routing harnesses, waveguides and/or pipes
- Experience with surface modeling
- Experience with Arena
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Senior Electronics Component Engineer
As a Component Engineer at Astranis, you will play a critical role in ensuring the selection of high-quality, reliable, and sourceable EEE parts and components used in our satellite systems. This role requires an in-depth understanding of part construction, the ability to identify potential quality or reliability risks, and the expertise to define and implement screening tests to expose and address these risks effectively.
Role
- Dive into part construction to identify quality and reliability risks, ensuring components meet mission-critical standards.
- Collaborate with design engineers to guide component selection during the design process, ensuring reliability and compliance with Astranis standards.
- Plan, execute, and oversee component level screening and qualification testing
- Review bills of materials for new designs to ensure designs are using approved flight parts
- Manage component supplier part change notifications and drive appropriate responses to supplier PCNs
- Execute tear-downs on critical components to assess the part quality and reliability
- Interface with supply chain, design, and manufacturing teams to address component-related sourcing challenges
- Manage the Astranis approved parts list in PLM to ensure accurate information provided to the engineering and manufacturing teams
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
- Experience in electrical design, including components, circuits, PCBs, or electronic assemblies.
- 5+ years experience in part quality, reliability, failure analysis, and/or DPA
- Familiarity with JEDEC, AEC-Q and MIL component standards
Bonus
- Experience in supply chain, purchasing, or manufacturing processes.
- Familiarity with manufacturing processes and testing methodologies for electronic components.
- Proficiency in non-destructive and destructive lab analysis techniques.
- Experience in reliability statistics and data analysis.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
PCBA Manufacturing Engineer
As a PCBA Manufacturing Engineer, you will work across design engineering, supply-chain, quality, and our manufacturing partners to drive PCBA manufacturing with on time delivery.
Role
- Define manufacturing readiness requirements and lead key milestone reviews to ensure all stakeholder deliverables are complete.
- Work with the Design Engineering team to identify and escalate manufacturing challenges early in product development by enforcing DFM, DFA and DFS principles.
- Drive closure of all operational issues during pre-production builds.
- Investigate failures in production, test, and integration. Identify and mitigate underlying root causes to prevent reoccurrence and foster continuous improvement.
- Deliver manufacturing processes capabilities including equipment capability, quality controls, materials characterization, and workmanship standards.
- Actively monitor the success of products and processes through the production ramp.
- Provide direction to contract manufacturing, suppliers, and engineers to manage quarantine and rework activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
- 5+ years of experience in PCB/PCBA fabrication facility
- 3+ years supplier quality, manufacturing, or design experience
- Experience in board assembly process and equipment (for example: Stencil print, SPI, pick & place, reflow, AOI, ICT, x-ray inspection).
- Experience leading DFX reviews to deliver design to manufacturability, testability, quality, and reliability standards
- Must be onsite 5 days a week
- Certified or significantly familiar with IPC-610
Bonus
- Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
- 7+ years of experience in PCBA/PCB supply chain, manufacturing or engineering.
- 5+ years’ experience with industry standard PLM and DFX systems, Mentor/Valor preferred.
- Experience performing Design and Process Failure Modes and Effects Analyses.
- Experience with IPC standards for PCB, PCBA, and RFPC fabrication, assembly, and test.
- Experience in Polymeric application, including conformal coating, staking and underfill.
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Senior Production Quality Engineer
As a Senior Production Quality Engineer at Astranis, you’ll play a key role in building high-reliability satellite hardware as we expand our manufacturing capabilities. You’ll work closely with engineering and production teams to solve complex quality challenges, lead root cause investigations, and help ensure our hardware meets the rigorous standards required for spaceflight.
We’re looking for a hands-on engineer with experience in electronics or electro-mechanical hardware manufacturing, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and a strong track record of working effectively in dynamic environments.
Role
- Perform and support quality functions such as nonconformance resolution, first article inspection, root cause analysis, corrective actions, containments, statistical process control, etc.
- Collaborate with design engineering teams to develop standards for part drawings, including identification of key characteristics, dimensioning and GD&T, and first article inspection plans for electro-mechanical assemblies.
- Write and maintain quality management system (QMS) command media to govern how we design, build, and test hardware.
- Perform process validation for new manufacturing processes in collaboration with production engineering.
- Monitor key quality metrics such as product yield and in-process inspection results to help identify trends and areas for improvement.
- Participate in quality reviews and audits to ensure adherence to process requirements and design intent.
- Support process improvements that enhance manufacturability, reduce defects, or streamline production flow.
- Contribute to the definition and enforcement of factory standards such as ESD handling, tool calibration and cleanliness requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a science or engineering discipline.
- 6+ years of experience in a quality or manufacturing engineering role. (3+ years with an MS/PhD)
- Experience with inspection techniques, electronics troubleshooting and basic GD&T principles.
- Experience with CAD, PLM, or ERP systems such as Solidworks, Altium, and Arena.
- Basic proficiency in Python or SQL for data analysis.
- Familiarity with root cause analysis, corrective action, and basic quality tools (e.g., 5 Whys, Fishbone, Pareto).
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.Demonstrated application of process validation and control methods such as PFMEA, design of experiments (DOE), and statistical process control (SPC).
- Hands-on experience qualifying and maintaining manufacturing processes for electronics and/or mechanical assemblies.
- Experience reviewing design documentation and implementing first-article inspection plans.
Bonus
- Knowledgeable in spaceflight hardware design, standards, requirement trades, and manufacturing limitations.
- Demonstrated high-impact project ownership and deployment of Quality systems.
- Experience leading production containments for supplier and/or in-house manufacturing defects.
- Strong SQL and Python skills, and demonstrated ability to manage large data sets and create useful tools/dashboards/reports for others.
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Radiation Effects Engineer
As our Radiation Effects Engineer you will be responsible for analyzing and testing candidate electronics for our spacecraft. This position requires hands-on experience validating parts for radiation environments specific to aerospace.
Role
- Support the design of fault tolerant electrical systems for operating in a radiation environment
- Simulate and model the GTO and GEO radiation environments on PCBA designs
- Coordinate and run radiation testing campaigns to upscreen components
- Develop fault-tolerant systems & operations into the spacecraft by working closely with the rest of the team
- Support other electrical design, bringup, and test activities
- Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in nuclear engineering, electrical engineering, physics, or equivalent technical field
- A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
- Experience with electrical design
- Experience designing and testing for radiation effects
- Experience in testing analog and digital circuits
- Experience with fault-tolerant high reliability systems
- US Citizenship or Green Card
Bonus
- Experience developing electrical designs in space or other high-radiation environments
- Experience with the Geostationary radiation environment (TID, SEE, DDD)
- Experience running tests at radiation labs
- Experience with designing dosimeter circuits
- ECAD + MCAD Experience (Altium, Solidworks)
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Legal Counsel
This is a unique opportunity to join a lean legal team which will give you wide ownership and the experience of supporting multiple functions of the business that will directly contribute to our mission of global connectivity in the next phase of hypergrowth.
In this role, you will participate in driving high-profile cross-functional initiatives across the business involving a variety of complex legal and regulatory issues relating to the space technology sector. You will partner closely with our supply chain and business teams to build and strengthen relationships with our vendors and business partners, including negotiating contracts and managing disputes. Our ideal person exhibits sharp analytical and communication skills, that is diligent, proactive, collaborative, and curious.
Role
- Review, draft, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts, including supply chain/vendor agreements, purchase orders, subcontracts, service agreements, capacity purchase agreements, and other bespoke agreements.
- Play a key role in managing Astranis’ USG contracting compliance obligations and export compliance programs, undertaking special projects and other commercial support initiatives
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA accredited law school and membership in at least one U.S. state bar
- 5+ years of attorney experience; a mix of regulatory, law firm, and/or in-house experience is a plus
- Direct experience drafting and negotiating a variety of commercial contracts
- Fluency translating legal advice into strategic, actionable guidance for innovative product and business teams
- Strong written and oral communication skills, and high attention to detail without sacrificing sense of urgency
- Ability to prioritize and manage projects effectively with minimal supervision
- Issue-spotting and problem-solving skills. and adaptability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
Bonus
- Demonstrated experience in aerospace, hardware, or manufacturing industries
- Knowledge of EAR/ITAR
- USG Contracting; Ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Mechanical Engineer 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 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.
If you have already graduated from a four-year university, please apply to be an Associate Engineer.
Role
- Work together with the engineering team to design, build, and test satellite hardware and/or software.
- Design, evaluate, procure, assemble, and test structure, bracketry, and mechanisms for Astranis spacecraft. Components include composite and metallic parts and assemblies with a variety of manufacturing techniques.
- Perform mechanical and thermal analysis for spacecraft systems
- Integrate parts and systems into the spacecraft by working together with the rest of the team, and document and develop procedures to improve the build process in the future
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a B.S. in mechanical, aerospace, or equivalent technical degree (e.g. physics or applied math)
- A passion and enthusiasm for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
- 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
Bonus
- Experience with CAD
- Experience with analytical software such as stress or thermal analysis
- Experience with electromechanical system design and specification
- Experience with control system modeling and design
Ready to apply?
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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.
RF/Communication Systems Engineer
As a RF/Communication Systems Engineer at Astranis you will be responsible for the architecture, design, and modeling of our satellites communication payloads. You will work closely with many other teams including but not limited to the antenna, SDR, RF, DSP, and mechanical teams in order to design the best possible radio systems.
Role
- Own architectural trade studies, and establish system and unit level requirements analytically or via simulation
- Lead R&D efforts for new radio features / technologies / custom components
- Work closely with many design teams, including RF, Antenna, digital hardware, FPGA, mechanical, thermal
- Communications related signal processing algorithm design and test
- Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- 3+ years of experience
- Strong technical communication skills (oral and written)
- Strong fundamentals in "signals and systems" and digital communications
- Familiar with hardware components and their associated impairments / limitations
- Comfortable working in the lab, testing radio hardware, using signal generator, signal analyzer, network analyzer, oscilloscope, etc
- Proven ability to triage and debug issues discovered in testing
- Comfortable developing software (Python, and some C/C++)
- Fast to learn new tools and workflows
- A passion for working in a fast-paced environment and constantly learning
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
Bonus
- Familiarity with satellite radio systems (ground segment and/or space segment)
- RF system design and budgeting
- Radio characterization test planning, automation and execution
- Comfortable with software, especially Python, git, GNU Radio
- Fixed point implementation of signal processing algorithms
- Familiarity with multi-rate signal processing techniques (polyphase filters, resamplers, etc)
- Multi-antenna systems (beamforming, null-steering)
- Direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) modem design
- Familiarity with satellite waveforms and modems (DVB-S2/x, DVB-RCS2)
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Reliability is the cornerstone of a successful space mission. As a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll design infrastructure that’s as mission-critical as the satellites it supports: platforms built to run 24/7 without compromise. Your infrastructure will be the foundation for applications Mission Operators use to safely command our satellites and maintain situational awareness. Your expertise will guide our company strategy in leveraging the cloud for hosting critical applications and improving developer productivity.
This role supports both commercial and U.S. Government programs.
Role
- Design, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes-based platforms that host mission-critical applications
- Harden infrastructure for resilience and build self-healing systems with minimal downtime
- Develop observability pipelines that give insight into cluster health and cost
- Partner with teams across the engineering org to ensure their application requirements and SLAs are met
- Champion best practices in software reliability, security, and scalability across the engineering org
Requirements
- 3+ years experience in Infrastructure and/or Site Reliability engineering
- Bachelor of Science in a related discipline (e.g. Computer Science, Information Technology)
- Experience deploying and maintaining production Kubernetes clusters
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Terraform, Ansible)
- Proficiency with Python or other scripting language
- Understanding of cloud spend optimization and best practices for managing cost
Bonus
- Experience with on prem or baremetal Kubernetes management
- Experience with GitOps tools (e.g. FluxCD, ArgoCD)
- Familiarity with observability stacks and implementing monitoring solutions (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana)
- Experience with secrets management (e.g. Vault, External Secrets)
- Experience with service meshes (e.g. Istio, Nginx)
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Senior Cost Accountant
As a Senior Cost Accountant at Astranis you will act as a key steward of our production costs. In this role, you will help maintain the systems and policies that keep our mission on track. You will partner with teams across the business—from Engineering to Supply Chain—to ensure that inventory movements are captured and cost accurately. This is a high-impact opportunity to master cost accounting in a complex hardware environment while ensuring our financial data is as reliable as the satellites we launch.
This role is ideal for a hands-on inventory and cost professional who thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys solving operational problems, and wants to have real impact without direct people management responsibilities.
Role
- Lead the monthly inventory subledger reconciliation process, including reconciling transactions between our MES tool and ERP subledger
- Be a key contributor in building out the satellite costing function
- Identify and resolve complex issues, data discrepancies, and process bottlenecks to improve efficiency and accuracy
- Collaborate with the broader accounting team on month-end and year-end closing activities
- Support financial audits and SOX compliance initiatives by providing necessary documentation and process insights
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional experience in inventory accounting and costing
- Experience in a high-growth manufacturing, hardware, or tech environment
- Strong understanding of internal control frameworks
- Demonstrated expertise in solving complex operational issues
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to partner effectively with cross-functional stakeholders
- A proactive and organized approach, comfortable managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
- You thrive in structured chaos, balancing a sense of urgency with a high bar for precision and integrity
Bonus
- CPA or CMA
- Hands-on experience with NetSuite manufacturing module
- Deep knowledge of PLM and MES flows
- Background in supporting financial audits and/or SOX compliance
- A passion for space, engineering, or building complex systems that have a real-world impact
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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Apply to Astranis
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 a Propulsion Engineer at Astranis, you will design, evaluate, and test in-space propulsion components and systems. You must have a strong background in the fundamentals of propulsion, hands-on skills, and a desire to work on novel and challenging problems. Past experience with in-space propulsion, launch vehicles, or other fluid systems is a benefit but not required.
Role
- Own the full lifecycle of fluid components from requirements definition all the way though on-orbit operation
- Design, test, integrate, and operate satellite propulsion systems with an emphasis on manufacturability and performance
- Support satellite propulsion system manufacturing, integration, and testing in a cleanroom and factory environment
- Develop and streamline design criteria to deliver flight hardware and test equipment
- Collaborate with cross-functional teammates, including mechanical, thermal, electrical, software, and manufacturing engineers
- Use strong physics and engineering fundamentals to inform high-level system analysis and understand interdependent system effects
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in a technical discipline (e.g. engineering, physics)
- 1-5+ years of professional industry experience in propulsion design and/or manufacturing related role
- A passion for manufacturing, including working in a fast-paced environment and doing hands-on design/ development.
- Hands-on experience working with fluid systems
- Working knowledge of electric and chemical propulsion systems
- Exceptional time management skills, verbal & written communication skills, and organizational skills
Bonus
- End-to-end project experience including design, test, build, and operation of complex systems or components
- Direct experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Weld Engineering, or Integration Engineering roles
- Direct experience with structural or fluid analysis tools (GFSSP, ANSYS, Fluent, etc)
- Specific experience manufacturing, testing, or designing precision welded assemblies, electric propulsion systems, or chemical space propulsion systems
- Strong understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Familiarity with reading and interpreting industry standards and specifications (AWS D17.1, MIL-STDs, AS/NAS component specifications)
- Familiarity with Pressurized Systems operation and construction
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Astranis
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.
Product Security Engineer
As a Product Security Engineer at Astranis, you are a software engineer with a passion for security, responsible for building and securing our web applications and services. Your role will involve embedding security into the software development lifecycle, from design to deployment. While your primary role is to build secure software in Python and modern web stacks, your expertise will be used to identify vulnerabilities, conduct security reviews, and help engineering teams raise the bar for security across the board.
Role
- Perform security code reviews and penetration testing on our web applications and services.
- Contribute to security initiatives and serve as a security champion within software development teams.
- Provide guidance and support to developers on implementing security measures and secure coding best practices.
- Collaborate with vendors, partners, and other Astranis software engineers to implement effective remediation strategies.
- Perform risk assessments to identify and prioritize threats in our applications and infrastructure.
- Work with development teams during the design phase to build secure systems and ensure our products are implemented to a high security standard.
- Collaborate with software development teams to design and implement technical solutions that address identified risks.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on security.
- Strong investigative, analytical problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Experience with secure coding practices for web applications.
- Software development experience and security expertise in Python and modern web frameworks (e.g., Django, Flask, React).
- Proven experience in threat modeling and security assessments for web applications.
- Proficiency in software development, including auditing and writing secure code.
- Strong knowledge of security best practices, common vulnerabilities, and frameworks.
- Strong communication skills, both written and spoken.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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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.
Technical Project Management Intern (Summer 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 our Technical Project Manager Intern, you will support programs to ensure success and timely delivery. This will include, but is not limited to assisting program schedules, risk management, and key stakeholder interactions.
If you have already graduated from a four-year university, please apply to for the Associate position.
Role
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Support programmatics from concept to completion for projects ranging from small internal R&D efforts to complete multi-spacecraft missions.
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Run risk management processes for projects including encouraging generation of risk documentation when needed, tracking of burndown plans, and coordinating approvals of risk closure
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Facilitate and streamline headcount tracking and forecasting.
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Plan and organize periodic internal program reviews including trending schedule, risk, and key program requirements
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Work with engineers to develop schedules for various subsystems and boxes
Requirements
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B.S. in aerospace engineering, or equivalent technical degree (e.g. physics or applied math)
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Strong communication skills, both internal and external facing
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Strong organizational skills and ability to coordinate across different tracks and groups
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Proven ability to work in a fast paced environment, overcome obstacles with creative solutions, and clearly document/communicate tactical plans
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Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize
Bonus
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Leadership in university programs, clubs, or technical projects
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Space system experience
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Hardware experience
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Familiarity with Smartsheet, Jira, and Confluence
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Strong Excel or Google sheet skills, including use of formulas, pivot tables, V-lookups, and basic data cleansing
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Apply to Astranis
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.
Electrical Engineer
As an electrical engineer on the Avionics team at Astranis, you will be responsible for designing the flight hardware that forms the backbone of our satellite's internal communication, power distribution, sensor aggregation, and flight computer systems. You'll take ownership of the full lifecycle for your hardware designs and work collaboratively with engineers across the organization to develop creative and innovative solutions that will push the envelope of satellite technology.
Role
- Design circuits and PCBs for various spacecraft subsystems
- Characterize, test, and validate hardware systems across the spacecraft
- Work within a multidisciplinary team to architecture, design, and execute for satellite avionics
- Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team
Requirements
- B.S. or M.S. in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent technical degree
- 2+ years experience in PCB/hardware design
- A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch
- Strong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills
- Experience with debugging circuits with embedded software, from oscilloscope to firmware
Bonus
- Experience with FPGAs, microcontrollers, and communication schemes (RS-485, SPI, Ethernet, I2C)
- Experience with C, C++, or Python
- Radiation effects knowledge
- Environmental test experience
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Astranis
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.
Senior Propulsion Engineer
As our Senior Propulsion Engineer, you will be a leader in designing, building, and testing our propulsion systems. You will use your experience to improve the performance of our systems, design propulsion systems from clean sheet, and to provide mentorship to younger engineers on the team. You will be a part of the test and production of many satellites that will provide service to underserved areas.
Role
- Become a technical leader and help shape the future of propulsion systems at Astranis
- Design, analyze, and document in-space propulsion systems to meet existing and future mission requirements
- Define and execute on qualification campaigns for propulsion components and systems
- Establish how we fly and operate our spacecrafts for 10+ years
- Develop strong relationships with vendors, ensuring their hardware meets our flight requirements before arriving at the factory
- Support assembly integration and test processes through launch including troubleshooting issues with spacecraft propulsion system
- Work across teams to solve problems and meet goals in a highly collaborative work environment
- Mentor entry level engineers and interns and support hiring initiatives
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in a technical discipline (e.g. engineering, physics) or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of propulsion industry experience in a design, test, or manufacture related role
- Experience with 3D CAD, mechanical design, fabrication, and environmental qualification
- Previous aerospace or similar product design and production experience (full product development cycle)
- Hands-on experience working with fluid or gas feed systems
- Working knowledge of in space electric and chemical propulsion systems
Bonus
- Experience with propulsion or fluid component design
- Direct experience with structural or fluid analysis tools (GFSSP, ANSYS, Fluent, etc)
- Familiarity with AFSPCMAN 91-710 and other Range Safety documentation and requirements
- Experience writing Python for scientific calculation and data processing
- Familiarity with mission operations for satellites
- Specific experience with low thrust monopropellant, green monopropellant, and electric propulsion systems
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Astranis