Lead a team of electrical engineers to design advanced software defined radios for satellite communications.
Posted by employer 3 years ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 day ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Oversee cradle to grave hardware development
- Manage design workflows for PCBAs
- Architect mixed signal systems
- Ensure competitiveness through technical innovation
- Lead a team of electrical engineers
Must have
- 8+ years of professional experience in mixed-signal and high-speed digital hardware design
- 8+ years of PCB-level experience designing hardware from concept through production
- Proven leadership through project management and mentorship
- B.S. or higher in electrical or computer engineering
Nice to have
- Strong background in mixed signal system performance measurement
- Experience simulating high speed digital protocols
- Experience with Altium or similar EDA tools
- Strong background in digital communications theory
Practical constraints
- U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required
Role intensity
10% coding — mostly leadership/strategy
Requirements
- Experience
- 8 years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- No sponsorship (stated in posting)
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Electrical Engineering Manager at Astranis leads the development of custom Software Defined Radios, overseeing the entire hardware design process from architecture to testing. This role requires expertise in mixed-signal and high-speed digital hardware design, particularly with FPGAs and data converters, along with a strong background in satellite communications. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in project management and team leadership, making this position suitable for seasoned professionals in the field. Astranis, a rapidly growing company in the satellite industry, emphasizes innovation and technical excellence.
Joblaze insights
- Listed yesterday — first seen on Joblaze October 25, 2026. Last confirmed on Astranis's careers page October 25, 2026.
- Salary band is above the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$129,582).
- Starts above 72% of 233 comparable lead other roles in United States we track (median $150,000 across 80 companies).
- FPGA appears in 1.7% of 646 comparable lead other roles in United States; Altium appears in 0.2% of 646 comparable lead other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Electrical Engineering Manager - Mixed Signal Hardware role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in San Francisco, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Astranis lists $180,000–$250,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- 8–8 years of relevant experience for this Electrical Engineering Manager - Mixed Signal Hardware role.
- Where is the role based?
- Astranis is hiring for this position in San Francisco, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Altium, FPGA, JESD204C, Networking, PCB, SERDES.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Astranis targets lead candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Electrical Engineering Manager - Mixed Signal Hardware role at Astranis.
From the original posting
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe – large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military.
Electrical Engineering Manager - Mixed Signal Hardware
As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for the delivery of our custom Software Defined Radios. As a team leader you will oversee cradle to grave hardware development: architecture definition, board design, testing, and qualification.
Ideal Candidate
- An individual who has built and overseen the entire design cycle of FPGA based software defined radios for GEO space telecommunications satellites
- Proven record of delivering custom designed hardware that spans the entire range of signal chain design, integration of FPGAs with high speed data converters, custom power and clocking solutions, and supporting RTL development
- Experience with design and analysis of payloads for satellite communications, including radiation effects within FPGA based systems or highly complex digital devices
- History of leading small teams and mentoring employees, strong communication skills, and ability to make high impact decisions under uncertainty.
Role
- Lead and develop a team of electrical engineers to design industry shattering software defined radios capable of running complex signal processing algorithms in space!
- Oversee and manage design workflows for highly complex PCBAs with integrated compute, high speed I/O, data converters, and power distribution.
- Architect ultra high-speed mixed signal systems to achieve the most efficient and flexible communications payloads, integrating them with the rest of the spacecraft
- Ensure competitiveness through continuous technical innovation and industry expertise
Requirements
- B.S. or higher in electrical or computer engineering, or similar technical degree
- 8+ years of professional experience in mixed-signal and high-speed digital hardware design. Examples include FPGAs, high speed data converters, SerDes and high speed serial links, networking, JESD204C
- 8+ years of PCB-level experience designing hardware from concept through production (schematic capture, layout, bring-up, characterization, etc)
- Proven leadership through project management, mentorship, and people management experience
- A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design
Bonus
- Strong background in mixed signal system performance measurement, design validation, and debugging (EVM testing, spur analysis, multi-carrier measurements, etc)
- Experience simulating high speed digital protocols using Ansys SIwave, Keysight ADS, or similar tools
- Experience with Altium or similar EDA tools for high-density PCB design
- Strong background in digital communications theory and measurement of radio nonidealities (HD, IMD, IQ imbalance, gain ripple, group delay distortion, etc)
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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