Flight Software Intern (Spring 2026)

Astranis(1 month ago)

San Francisco, CAOnsiteInternshipTrainee$58,000 - $58,000Engineering

About this role

This is a paid, twelve-week internship for students currently enrolled at a four-year university to work on Astranis flight software and related ground/control software. Interns will have the opportunity to contribute to design, implementation, and testing of software that may fly on satellites and support ground-test systems. The role emphasizes meaningful, hands-on work and many past interns have transitioned to full-time roles at Astranis.

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Required Skills

Embedded Software
Ground Software
Software Design
Software Testing
C/C++
Scripting
Bare Metal
RTOS
FPGA Programming
DSP Programming

Qualifications

Pursuing B.S. in Computer Science
Pursuing B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering
U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency or Asylee/Refugee Status

About Astranis

astranis.com

Astranis designs, builds, and operates small, high-orbit satellites and dedicated satellite networks to deliver flexible, resilient, high‑speed communications for commercial and government customers worldwide. The company pioneered a new class of compact yet powerful high‑orbit spacecraft that use modern digital processing to replace legacy, oversized megasats. Astranis has multiple satellites on orbit, more than ten on contract, and over $1 billion in satellite services sold. Customers choose Astranis for faster deployment, lower cost, and a network‑centric approach to delivering tailored connectivity where terrestrial infrastructure is limited.