Guidance, Navigation, And Control Engineer Associate (winter 2026)

Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer Associate (Winter 2026)

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, 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.

Associate positions at Astranis typically last for twelve weeks, and are salaried roles designed for new grads who have graduated from a four-year university. As an Associate, 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 satellite, and many of them are now full-time employees at Astranis. If you have not already graduated from a four-year university, please apply to our internship program.

Role

• Work with the Guidance, Navigation, and Control team to design, build, and test satellite software and hardware

Requirements

• Hold a four-year degree in a technical discipline (e.g. engineering, CS, physics) with a focus on control systems, orbital mechanics, or spacecraft design, or a related technical field, or be currently enrolled in a M.S program in a similar discipline
• 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

Bonus

• Familiarity with spacecraft design
• Experience with low thrust trajectories

Base Salary

$1,925 - $1,925 USD