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

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Guidance, Navigation, and Control team to design, build, and test satellite software and hardware
• Currently enrolled in a M.S program 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, and
• Hold a four-year degree 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

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a M.S program 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, and
• Hold a four-year degree 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

Qualifications

• Familiarity with spacecraft design
• Experience with low thrust trajectories

Skills

• Control theory and/or estimation methods
• Python and/or C/C++
• Design, build, and test software and/or hardware from scratch

Benefits

• The base salary for this position is $1,925 per week

Pay

• $1,925—$1,925 USD U.S.

Schedule

• Twelve weeks

Benefits

• To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)

Company

• Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

Equal Opportunity Employer

• We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.