Electrical Integration Associate - Avionics (Winter 2027) Verified today

Astranis · San Francisco, CA · Electronics · first seen 2026-09-26

Electrical Integration Associate - Avionics (Winter 2027)

This is a 12-week salaried associate role for candidates who have completed a bachelor's degree. You will work on challenging projects of equal importance to those assigned to full-time engineers, with many past associates seeing their hardware and software reach orbit on Astranis satellites.

What you will do

  • Work on an interdisciplinary team to design, build, and test satellite hardware and software
  • Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, radio frequency, and propulsion engineering teams to develop assembly and integration test plans and procedures
  • Learn to operate test equipment including thermal chambers, vibration tables, data acquisition systems, and oscilloscopes
  • Coordinate assembly, integration, and environmental testing efforts
  • Help solve complex electrical, software, and mechanical problems in integrated systems

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent technical discipline; graduated within the last 6 months or currently enrolled in a post-graduate program
  • Passion for hands-on hardware development in fast-paced environments
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively
  • Strong communication skills
  • Must be onsite 5 days per week in San Francisco
  • U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status required (U.S. Government space technology export regulations)

Preferred experience

  • Hands-on experience designing, building, and testing complex electrical systems
  • Python programming for test equipment interfacing, data processing, and visualization
  • Direct electrical or software design experience
  • Demonstrated ability to debug hardware and software problems under time pressure

Compensation

Base salary: $1,925 per week