Mission Engineering Associate (Fall 2026)
Astranis
<div class="content-intro"><p>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. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.<br><br>Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.</p></div><div class="section page-centered"> <h4>Mission Engineering Associate (Fall 2026)</h4> <div>Associate Engineer positions typically last for twelve weeks, and are salaried roles designed for students who have already received a bachelor's degree (or who will have done so before working at Astranis). The Mission Engineering team additionally requires that applicants be pursuing graduate studies to be considered for the role.<br>&nbsp;<br>As an Associate Engineer, 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, and our Associate Engineers work on projects that are of equal importance and difficulty to the projects we give our full-time employees. Many past Associate Engineers have designed and tested hardware/software that went to space on our satellites, and many now work at Astranis full-time.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>If you are still a college student, please apply to join us as an Intern.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Successful candidates will have a proven track record of <strong>projects in the aerospace field</strong> and a strong background in Python.</div> </div> <p><strong>Role:</strong></p> <ul> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="1">Work with mission engineers to design, create, test, and execute satellite operations procedures, including commissioning procedures and nominal operations procedures</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="1">Investigate anomalies and work with the mission operations and engineering team to safely resolve them</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="1">Participate in commanding activities of our first five operational spacecraft</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="1">Help develop tools and processes to enable the Mission Operations team to maintain a high level of service uptime for our customer</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="1">Automate manual processes using scripting and software tools</li> </ul> <h4>Requirements:</h4> <ul> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="1">Have a B.S. degree in an engineering, physics, or computer science related major.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="1">Pursuing a graduate degree</li> <li>Demonstrated interest or experience in aerospace through hands-on experience with space systems, spacecraft operations, or mission design</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="1">Experienc