Join Astranis as a Thermal Intern to work on satellite hardware and software design and testing.
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Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Design, evaluate, build, and test satellite hardware and/or software
- Perform thermal analysis on various hardware types
- Design and test thermal solutions
- Develop processes for integration and assembly
- Plan and run thermal vacuum testing
Must have
- Currently pursuing a B.S. or M.S. in mechanical, aerospace, or equivalent technical degree
- US Citizenship or Green Card
Nice to have
- Experience with CAD
- Experience with analytical software thermal analysis such as ANSYS and Thermal Desktop
- Experience with electronics systems design and packaging
- Experience related to aerospace
Requirements
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- Sponsorship available
Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience, work arrangement.
Joblaze summary
The Thermal Intern at Astranis will collaborate with engineers to design, evaluate, and test satellite hardware and software, focusing on thermal analysis and solutions. Key skills include a background in mechanical or aerospace engineering, along with hands-on experience in hardware development and familiarity with thermal analysis tools. This role is ideal for students pursuing a B.S. or M.S. in a relevant field who are eager to tackle complex engineering challenges in a fast-paced environment.
Joblaze insights
- Listed yesterday — first seen on Joblaze September 25, 2026. Last confirmed on Astranis's careers page September 25, 2026.
- CAD appears in 4.3% of 552 comparable intern other roles in United States; Thermal Desktop appears in 0.5% of 552 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: ANSYS, CAD, Thermal Desktop, thermal analysis.
- Does Astranis sponsor work visas for this role?
- Yes — the posting indicates visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Astranis targets intern candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Internship for this Thermal Intern (Winter 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.
Thermal Intern (Winter 2027)
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 complex projects, no matter their seniority. Many past interns have designed and tested hardware/software that is heading to space on our first satellite, and many of them are now full-time employees at Astranis.
Role
- Work together with the engineering team to design, evaluate, build, and test satellite hardware and/or software.
- Support design trades that successfully balance performance margins, resource use, risk, cost, and schedule.
- Perform thermal analysis to varying degrees of fidelity (simplified to detailed) on a variety of different types of hardware such as propulsion components, batteries, high powered electronics, RF components, mechanisms, and printed circuit boards (PCBs).
- Design, evaluate, procure and test thermal solutions such as heaters, heat pipes, thermal interface materials, and surface coatings.
- Develop processes and procedures for integration and assembly which ensure thermal design intent is met. Collaborate with the integration and test team in the installation of thermal hardware as needed.
- Plan and run thermal vacuum testing and verification at the component and spacecraft level.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a B.S. or M.S. in mechanical, aerospace, or equivalent technical degree (e.g. physics or applied math)
- A passion and enthusiasm for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch.
- US Citizenship or Green Card
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
Bonus
- Experience with CAD
- Experience with analytical software thermal analysis such as ANSYS and Thermal Desktop
- Experience with electronics systems design and packaging
- Experience (projects or previous internships) related to aerospace
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