Avionics Associate Engineer (Winter 2027) Verified today
About the Role
As an Avionics Associate Engineer, you will work on challenging problems alongside the avionics team. This is a 12-week salaried position for recent bachelor's degree holders who plan to pursue a master's degree. Many past associate engineers have designed hardware and software now flying on Astranis satellites, and several have joined as full-time staff.
What You Will Do
- 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
- Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering (or equivalent technical degree), with plans to pursue a graduate degree
- Interest in learning about, designing, and working with various spacecraft systems and subsystems
- Passion for hardware development and hands-on design in a fast-paced environment
- Experience with Python and/or C++
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch
- US Citizenship or Green Card
Bonus Experience
- 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 equipment (power supply, oscilloscope, multimeter)
- Familiarity with basic switched mode converter design (boost and buck converters)
Compensation
Base salary: $1,925 USD per week.