Mission Engineer Intern

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.

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.

Mission Engineering Intern (Fall 2026)

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, no matter their seniority. Many past interns have designed and tested hardware/software that is heading to space on our first five satellites, and many of them are now full-time employees at Astranis. 

Successful candidates will have a proven track record of projects in the aerospace field and a strong background in Python.

Role

• Work with mission engineers to design, create, test, and execute satellite operations procedures, including commissioning procedures and nominal operations procedures
• Investigate anomalies and work with the mission operations and engineering team to safely resolve them
• Participate in commanding activities of our first five operational spacecraft
• Help develop tools and processes to enable the Mission Operations team to maintain a high level of service uptime for our customer
• Automate manual processes using scripting and software tools

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a B.S. degree in an engineering, physics, or computer science related major.
• Demonstrated interest or experience in aerospace through hands-on experience with space systems, spacecraft operations, or mission design
• Experience in scripting with Python
• Basic understanding of satellite systems
• Highly motivated, self-starting, and able to perform duties without supervision
• A passion for working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on development and testing
• Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.

Bonus

• Experience operating spacecraft or other aerospace systems
• Experience doing telemetry analysis and anomaly investigations
• Experience with cross-functional systems and operations design
• Experience with software development tools such as Git and AI coding agents