PCB Layout Engineer Intern (Summer 2025)

Astranis • Full-time • San Francisco • 5d ago

PCB Layout Engineer Intern

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 satellite, and many of them are now full-time employees at Astranis.

If you have already graduated from a four-year university, please apply to be an Associate Engineer.

Role:

Placement and Routing of Printed Circuit Board (PCB) designs, with schematic and layout input from design engineers
Routing of power, high speed digital, RF, and analog PCB designs
Create schematic symbols from datasheets and engineers' requests
Design physical footprints from specifications and 3D models
Automate interaction between ECAD tool and PLM system
Interface with PCB Fabrication and assembly vendors to asses technical capabilities, design stackups and implement design for manufacturing (DFM)

Requirements:

Currently pursuing a B.S., M.S. or Ph.D. in electrical engineering (or equivalent technical degree)
Familiarity with Altium or similar ECAD design tools
Basic knowledge of analog, RF, power and digital electronics design principles
US Citizenship or Green Card
Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.