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Astranis Space Technologies · 10 hours ago

Senior Electrical Engineer

San Francisco, CA

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$140K/yr - $200K/yr

8+ years exp

Astranis Space Technologies builds advanced satellites for high orbits, aiming to expand humanity’s reach into the solar system. The Senior Electrical Engineer will lead the design of sub-systems for satellites, focusing on internal communication, power distribution, and sensor aggregation while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to innovate satellite technology.

AerospaceInternetSatellite CommunicationTelecommunications

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Architect, design, and develop space and radiation tolerant and highly reliable electronics that will support the operation of our satellites

Drive electronics design from concept development, requirements gathering, architecture definition, component selection, schematic capture, layout, simulation, DFx, bringup, verification, and through to qualification

Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of mechanical, thermal, software, RTL, RF, GNC, and manufacturing engineers to solve challenging problems and develop innovative and creative solutions

Work closely with our CMs to ensure designs are manufacturable, built on-time, and meet Astranis’s quality and reliability needs

Develop and maintain schedules and ensure that project stakeholders are regularly informed

Help build optimal processes for hardware development and collaboration across the company

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

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringHardware DesignAnalog/Mixed-Signal DesignFPGA ExperienceMicrocontroller ExperienceSignal ConditioningEnvironmental TestingC/C++ ProgrammingPythonRadiation Effects KnowledgeTeam Leadership

Required

B.S. or higher in electrical or computer engineering, or similar technical degree

8+ years of professional experience with fast-paced product design cycles

8+ years of board level experience designing hardware from concept through production

A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development

Demonstrated ability to design, build, and test hardware from scratch

Strong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills

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

Preferred

5+ years of experience with designing and implementing signal conditioning, sensors, electro-mechanical actuators, power switches, embedded computers, or such hardware

Experience with FPGAs, Microcontrollers, and communication schemes (RS-485, SPI, Ethernet, I2C)

Experience leading a team of engineers and working with teams in other disciplines

Strong understanding of computers and knowledge of C, C++, or Python

Radiation effects knowledge

Environmental test experience