RF Validation Intern (Winter 2027)
Astranis
$29 / hour
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Description
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. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
RF Validation Intern (Winter 2027)
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, and the candidate will help contribute to design validation and measurement automation of RF hardware for new and upcoming satellite designs.
Role
- 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
Requirements
- 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.
Bonus
- Antennas and Electromagnetics propagation knowledge and background
- Experience with Software Defined Radios (SDR)
- Experience automating RF measurements
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About this role
Astranis is hiring an RF Validation Intern for a twelve-week winter position to support hardware validation and measurement automation for satellite communications systems. You'll work hands-on with RF components—low-noise amplifiers, power amplifiers, filters, oscillators, and converters—taking measurements with industry-standard equipment like spectrum analyzers and network analyzers. Beyond bench work, you'll write Python automation code to streamline testing workflows and document test plans and methodologies for the team.
This role is designed for currently enrolled electrical engineering or computer engineering students with solid fundamentals in RF theory and practical lab experience. You should be comfortable with transmission lines, S-parameters, and RF building blocks, and have real experience running measurements on RF test equipment. Python and object-oriented programming skills are expected. If you have background in antennas, electromagnetics, software-defined radios, or RF measurement automation, that's a plus. The position requires U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency due to export regulations governing space technology.
The internship is based in San Francisco and in-office, paying $29 per hour. This is a chance to contribute directly to design validation for satellites already in orbit and upcoming launches, working within a 500-person engineering team at a well-funded company.
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