Astranis Space Technologies · 1 day 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.
AerospaceInternetSatellite CommunicationTelecommunications
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
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
Astranis builds low-cost satellites for high orbits. Our first product, MicroGEO, offers the world’s lowest-cost satellite broadband.
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
Recent News
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