Intern at Astranis to work on RF hardware validation and measurement automation for satellite designs.
Posted by employer 1 day ago
First seen on Joblaze 16 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 16 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Measure and validate performance of RF hardware
- Write automation code for measurements
- Document test plans and methodologies
Must have
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's Degree program in electrical engineering, computer engineering, applied physics, or related technical field
- Deep knowledge of basic RF concepts
- Experience with Python and object oriented programming concepts
- Experience taking RF measurements
Nice to have
- Antennas and Electromagnetics propagation knowledge
- Experience with Software Defined Radios
- Experience automating RF measurements
Practical constraints
- U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required
Requirements
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- No sponsorship (stated in posting)
Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience, work arrangement.
Joblaze summary
The RF Validation Intern at Astranis will engage in hands-on work to measure and validate the performance of various RF hardware components essential for satellite design. Key skills include a solid understanding of RF concepts, proficiency in Python, and experience with RF measurement tools. This role is ideal for students pursuing degrees in electrical engineering or related fields, particularly those with a keen interest in hardware development. Astranis emphasizes meaningful contributions, allowing interns to tackle significant challenges in a fast-paced environment.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze September 25, 2026. Last confirmed on Astranis's careers page September 25, 2026.
- Python appears in 16.6% of 572 comparable intern other roles in United States; Software Defined Radios appears in 0.2% of 572 comparable intern other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Astranis lists $29–$29 for this role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Python, RF, Software Defined Radios, electromagnetics.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Astranis targets intern candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Internship for this RF Validation Intern (Summer 2027) role at Astranis.
From the original posting
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.
RF Validation Intern (Summer 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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