Astranis
Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer Intern (Fall 2026)
1w ago
USATrainee
Internship role involving guidance, navigation, and control engineering at Astranis, focused on satellite technology.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a B.S. in a technical discipline (e.g. engineering, CS, physics) with a focus on control systems, orbital mechanics, or spacecraft design
- Familiarity with control theory and/or estimation methods
- Experience with python and/or C/C++
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test software and/or hardware from scratch
Nice to have
- Familiarity with spacecraft design
- Experience with low thrust trajectories
Other
- 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, buil
- Work with the Guidance, Navigation, and Control team to design, build, and test satellite software and hardware