Astranis Space Technologies · 4 days ago
Senior Electrical Engineer- SDR Hardware
San Francisco
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$165K/yr - $220K/yr
5+ years expAstranis is a company that builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. They are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer specializing in SDR Hardware Design to be responsible for the design, qualification, and testing of custom software defined radios, working closely with various engineering teams to create optimal radio systems.
AerospaceInternetSatellite CommunicationTelecommunications
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Work with state of the art FPGAs
Design and test high speed digital SERDES interface
Characterize and optimize wide bandwidth data converter performance
Identify devices that satisfy performance requirements
Design and layout highspeed digital PCBs
Test and validate full radio signal chain
Work cross-functionally to Integrate systems into different spacecrafts
Qualification
Required
5-10+ years of experience
B.S. or M.S. in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent technical degree
Experience with digital communications theory and measurement
Comfortable working with full RF signal chain
Experience with RF test equipment(VNA, Spectrum analyzer, Signal generator)
A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch
Experience with Altium or similar EDA tools
Experience with PCB design
Strong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills
U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required
Preferred
Experience using state of the art wideband programmable data converters
Experience designing high speed clock trees
Experience designing systems for high reliability (Aerospace/defense or automotive)
Familiarity with radio nonidealities (HD, IMD, IQ imbalance, gain ripple, group delay distortion)
Experience with Python for measurement automation and data analysis
Benefits
Equity in the form of incentive stock options
High quality company-subsidized healthcare
Disability and life insurance benefits
Flexible PTO
401(K) retirement
Free on-site catered meals
Company
Astranis Space Technologies
Astranis builds low-cost satellites for high orbits. Our first product, MicroGEO, offers the world’s lowest-cost satellite broadband.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$753.5MKey Investors
Andreessen HorowitzBlackRockVenrock
2024-07-24Series D· $200M
2023-04-14Series Unknown· $200M
2023-04-14Debt Financing
Leadership Team
Mark Mesler
Chief Financial Officer
Ryan McLinko
Cofounder
Recent News
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