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Astranis Space Technologies · 2 hours ago

RF Test Engineer

San Francisco

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$120K/yr - $155K/yr

1+ years exp

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. The RF Test Engineer will develop test solutions for RF and mixed signal hardware, validate designs for space environments, and assist in scaling the test infrastructure of the payload team.

AerospaceInternetSatellite CommunicationTelecommunications

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop test solutions for automated testing of RF and mixed signal hardware: frequency converters, RF amplifiers, oscillators, software defined radios, data converters, etc

Characterize and calibrate the performance of Astranis radio subsystems (gain, nonlinearity, phase noise, frequency drift over temperature, emissions compliance, EVM, BER, etc)

Develop and manage test plans, coordinating with hardware engineers to ensure testing validates design requirements

Develop and utilize Python libraries for interfacing with test instruments, units under test, and results processing

Validate and qualify hardware designs for space environments, interpreting results and providing feedback to the hardware designers

Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team

Qualification

RF testingPythonTest automationDigital communicationsFPGAsPCB designTeam recruitmentCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor of Science degree in EE, CS (or equivalent background knowledge)

1-6 years of experience

Experience with Python (or other high-level scripting languages)

Experience taking measurements on RF and mixed signal devices with standard test equipment (network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, etc)

U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required