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Astranis Space Technologies · 2 weeks ago

Senior RF Test Engineer

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$150K/yr - $225K/yr

6+ years exp

Astranis Space Technologies builds advanced satellites for high orbits, providing secure networks to sophisticated customers including the US military. The Senior RF Test Engineer will develop test solutions for RF and mixed signal hardware, validate designs for space environments, and assist in building a testing 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 measurements such as P1dB and IP3, 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 test engineeringPython programmingTest automationPCB designDigital communicationsRF systems testingTeam leadershipCommunication skills

Required

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

6+ years of relevant experience

Experience with object oriented programming in 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)

2+ years of experience testing communications or RF systems

Experience with test automation

Experience designing PCBs using Altium or similar

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