Environmental Test Associate Engineer (Fall 2025)

As a team, we’ve launched five satellites into orbit, signed ten commercial deals worth over $1 billion in revenue, raised over $750 million from top global investors, and recruited a team of over 400 world-class engineers. We all work out of our (legendary) San Francisco office, which was once used to build ships during the World Wars.

Our satellites, which operate from geostationary orbit (GEO), weigh only 400 kg and utilize a proprietary software-defined radio payload. Each satellite can connect over two million people, and we’re very excited for the impact we’ll soon have in the Philippines, Peru, Mexico, and more!

Backed by substantial funding and a passionate, collaborative team, we offer a rewarding work environment where you'll learn and make a significant impact, no matter where you are in your career.

Environmental Test Associate Engineer

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 currently in space or heading to space shortly on on of our satellites, and many of them are now full-time employees at Astranis.


If you are still a college student, please apply to join us as an Intern.

Role:

• Work on an interdisciplinary team to design, build, and test satellite hardware and software


• Operate and setup environmental test equipment including thermal cycle and vacuum chambers, and vibration shaker tablesLearn to use various pieces of test equipment and instruments (thermal chambers, vibration tables, DAQs, oscilloscopes, etc.) to successfully execute test plans


• Set up, operate, and conduct environmental testing including vibration, acoustics, thermal, thermal vacuum, RF

Requirements:

• Have a four-year degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent technical degree)


• A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development


• Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize


• Strong communication skills


• Familiarity with spacecraft systems and operation


• Must be onsite 5 days a week

Bonus:

• Hands-on experience in designing, building, and testing


• Experience writing Python code to: Interface with test equipment, process large datasets, visualize data


• Experience in CAD


• Direct electrical or mechanical design experience


• Demonstrated ability to debug hardware and software problems under time pressure

The base salary for this position is $1750 per week.

Base Salary

$1,750 - $1,750 USD

U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

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

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