Radiation Effects Engineer Intern (Fall 2026)

Astranis
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteInternshipUSD 29 - 29 hourlyFunction: Healthcare (Clinical, Medical, Wellness)Education: bachelorsSkills: ["Issue diagnosis","Technical documentation","Cross-discipline collaboration"]

Support the modeling, analysis, and electrical testing of spacecraft hardware in a space radiation environment. You’ll evaluate and test fault-tolerant electrical systems, create electrical test plans and fixtures, and document results. Help run radiation testing campaigns to characterize electrical degradation (TID/SEE) and collaborate across teams to incorporate radiation considerations. You’ll also assist with test development such as breadboarding, automated test setup verification, and basic cable harness fabrication.

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Radiation Effects Engineer Intern (Fall 2026)

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Job Summary

Support the modeling, analysis, and electrical testing of spacecraft hardware in a space radiation environment. You’ll evaluate and test fault-tolerant electrical systems, create electrical test plans and fixtures, and document results. Help run radiation testing campaigns to characterize electrical degradation (TID/SEE) and collaborate across teams to incorporate radiation considerations. You’ll also assist with test development such as breadboarding, automated test setup verification, and basic cable harness fabrication.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Internship · 3 months
Job Function: Healthcare (Clinical, Medical, Wellness)
Seniority: Intern level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Evaluate and electrically test fault-tolerant electrical systems operating in a radiation environment
  • •Create electrical test plans, develop test fixtures, and document test activities and results with efficient issue diagnosis
  • •Support radiation testing campaigns to up-screen components for TID and SEE using electrical parametric characterization before, during, and after exposure
  • •Collaborate cross-disciplinarily to inform team decisions on radiation considerations
  • •Assist with test development and early activities such as breadboarding circuits, automated test setup verification, and basic cable harness fabrication

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 29 hourly

Key Requirements

  • •Currently pursuing a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering field
  • •Strong electronics lab proficiency using equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and source meter units
  • •Experience with Altium Designer (or other PCB design software) for schematic capture and board layout
  • •Ability to design, build, and rigorously test electrical hardware from scratch
  • •US Citizenship or Green Card
Education:Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering field
Skills:Issue diagnosisTechnical documentationCross-discipline collaboration
Tech Stack:Altium DesignerOscilloscopesMultimetersPower suppliesSource meter unitsSPICELTSpicePSPICEADSFastRADNoviceMCNPXAltium Designer (PCB design software)SolderingReworkTest harnessesBreadboardingAutomated test setup verificationCable harness fabrication

Eligibility

Visa:Green Card

Company Brief

Astranis
Designs and manufactures small geostationary communications satellites to provide affordable broadband connectivity to underserved regions using proprietary microGEO satellite technology and integrated ground systems.
Industry: Space Technology
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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