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RF Validation Intern (Winter 2027)

Astranis · Payload Internships

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Pay
$29/hr
Where
San Francisco
Posted
2 days ago

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 $1.2 billion from some of the world’s best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint, and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs.

What you'd do

  • Measure and validate performance of; LNAs, power amplifiers, up/down converters, filters, oscillators, etc.
  • Write automation code to automate and speed up the above measurements
  • Document test plans, measurement methodologies, and data for review
  • Antennas and Electromagnetics propagation knowledge and background
  • Experience with Software Defined Radios (SDR)
  • Experience automating RF measurements

What they want

  • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's Degree program in electrical engineering, computer engineering, applied physics, or related technical field
  • Passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
  • Deep knowledge of basic RF concepts, such as transmission lines, S-parameters, RF building blocks (amps/mixers/attenuators)
  • Experience with Python and object oriented programming concepts
  • Experience taking RF measurements with spectrum analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers, etc.
  • Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.