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Astranis Space Technologies · 2 days ago

Senior Radiation Effects Engineer

Astranis Space Technologies builds advanced satellites for high orbits, aiming to expand humanity’s reach into the solar system. As a Senior Radiation Effects Engineer, you will be responsible for characterizing radiation environments and conducting testing analysis for spacecraft, ensuring robust designs that can operate in such environments.

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Responsibilities

Design fault tolerant electrical systems for operating in a radiation environment
Simulate and model the GTO and GEO radiation environments
Coordinate and run radiation testing campaigns to upscreen components
Work with the structures team to determine the proper shielding levels across the spacecraft
Integrate these systems into the spacecraft by working closely with the rest of the team
Support other electrical design, bringup, and test activities
Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team

Qualification

Radiation environment analysisElectrical system designTesting analog circuitsTesting digital circuitsHigh reliability systemsElectromechanical designRadiation testingDosimeter circuit designECAD + MCAD AltiumECAD + MCAD Solidworks

Required

Bachelor of Science degree in nuclear engineering, electrical engineering, physics, or equivalent technical field
A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
Experience with the Geostationary radiation environment (TID, SEE, DDD)
Experience with designing for and testing for radiation effects
Experience in testing analog and digital circuits
Experience with high reliability systems
US Citizenship or Green Card

Preferred

Electromechanical design experience
Experience running tests at radiation labs
Experience with designing dosimeter circuits
ECAD + MCAD Experience (Altium, Solidworks)

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

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Astranis builds low-cost satellites for high orbits. Our first product, MicroGEO, offers the world’s lowest-cost satellite broadband.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$753.5M
Key Investors
Andreessen HorowitzBlackRockVenrock
2024-07-24Series D· $200M
2023-04-14Series Unknown· $200M
2023-04-14Debt Financing

Leadership Team

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Mark Mesler
Chief Financial Officer
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Ryan McLinko
Cofounder
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