Astranis
RF Hardware Intern (Summer 2027)
San Francisco +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States - Education
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's Degree program in electrical engineering, physics, applied physics, or related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status required.
About the job
Design, simulate, build, integrate, and measure microwave-frequency RF subsystems for spacecraft.
What you'll do
- Design, simulate, implement, and measure passive and active RF subsystems, including amplifiers, filters, and oscillators.
- Integrate RF systems into spacecraft in collaboration with the team.
What they ask for
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor's degree program in electrical engineering, physics, applied physics, or a related technical field.
- Deep knowledge of basic RF concepts, including transmission lines, impedance matching, filter design, and active RF circuits.
- Hands-on experience designing, building, and testing microwave-frequency RF hardware.
- Experience with RF simulation tools (ADS or HFSS) and measuring RF hardware with spectrum analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers, or similar equipment.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of antennas and electromagnetic propagation; experience with Software Defined Radios (SDR).
- Experience with PCB design using Altium or similar tools, Python or another object-oriented language, or automating RF measurements.
Pay
$29.00 per hour (base pay); $29 — $29 USD (base hourly pay)
Tools
ADS, HFSS, Software Defined Radios (SDR), Altium, Python, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers
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