Antenna Associate (Summer 2027) Verified today
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits. With five satellites on orbit and a backlog of over $1 billion in commercial contracts, we serve large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military.
About the internship
This is a 12-week, hourly internship for students currently enrolled at a four-year university. 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.
What you will do
- 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, and 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
- 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.
Compensation
Base salary: $1,925 per week.
Legal requirement
U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status required to comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations.