DevOps Engineer (Flight Software) - Intern (Spring 2025)

Astranis is on a mission to bridge the digital divide by connecting the four billion people worldwide who currently lack internet access. We're doing this by building the next generation of smaller, more cost-effective spacecraft to bring the world online.

As a DevOps Intern at Astranis, you will work with our Flight Software and other related teams to operate, scale, and automate operations for our embedded software and platform development. This includes command & control systems, telemetry databases, continuous integration systems, flight code build systems, and other software systems critical to our mission. You'll have the unique opportunity to contribute to key projects and gain hands-on experience in the aerospace industry, writing code that will be flying in space!

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting in developing software tools to gain insights into mission-critical software performance and correctness
• Contributing towards python version migration for a large repository
• Creating tooling to automate python package generation and upload to a private repository
• Supporting the automation of release, deployment, and monitoring tooling for development and production systems
• Aiding in the implementation and management of metrics and performance tracking in development, CI, production, and mission contexts

Requirements:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in a related discipline (e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science)
• Relevant experience or coursework with Python
• Familiarity with git and/or github
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Highly motivated, self-starting, and able to perform duties autonomously with guidance from senior engineers

Bonus skills:

• Experience with Bazel build system
• Experience with Python package generation
• Familiarity with code coverage reporting
• Exposure to static analysis tools

This internship offers a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge space technology while contributing to a mission that aims to connect the world. Join Astranis and be part of a team that's making a significant impact on global connectivity!