Astranis Space Technologies · 5 days ago
Radiation Effects Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$120K/yr - $165K/yrAstranis Space Technologies builds advanced satellites for high orbits, aiming to expand humanity’s reach into the solar system. The Radiation Effects Engineer will be responsible for analyzing and testing electronics for spacecraft, ensuring they can operate in radiation environments specific to aerospace.
AerospaceInternetSatellite CommunicationTelecommunications
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Support the design of fault tolerant electrical systems for operating in a radiation environment
Simulate and model the GTO and GEO radiation environments on PCBA designs
Coordinate and run radiation testing campaigns to upscreen components
Develop fault-tolerant systems & operations 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 electrical design
Experience designing and testing for radiation effects
Experience in testing analog and digital circuits
Experience with fault-tolerant high reliability systems
US Citizenship or Green Card
Preferred
Experience developing electrical designs in space or other high-radiation environments
Experience with the Geostationary radiation environment (TID, SEE, DDD)
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.
Founded in 2015
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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2026-01-12
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