Join Astranis as a Senior Electrical Engineer to design and test cutting-edge software defined radios for advanced satellite systems.
Posted by employer 1 year ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 5–10 years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- Sponsorship available
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Electrical Engineer for SDR Hardware at Astranis, the individual will focus on designing, qualifying, and testing advanced software-defined radios, collaborating closely with various engineering teams. Key skills include expertise in high-speed digital design, RF signal chains, and proficiency with tools like Altium for PCB layout. This position is ideal for seasoned engineers with 5-10 years of experience in electrical or computer engineering, particularly those with a passion for hands-on hardware development in a fast-paced environment.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 9 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Astranis's career page.
- Astranis has 88 other open roles including Electrical Test Supervisor , Propulsion Technician, Tube Bending, PCBA Conformal Coating Technician.
- 93 active FPGA roles on Joblaze right now.
- 69 active PCB Design roles on Joblaze right now.
- 55 active Altium roles on Joblaze right now.
- Salary band is above the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$126,887).
- Pays more than 67% of the 49 salaried FPGA roles we track (median $160,000).
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Electrical Engineer- SDR Hardware role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in San Francisco.
- What's the salary range?
- Astranis lists $175,000–$240,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- 5–10 years of relevant experience for this Senior Electrical Engineer- SDR Hardware role.
- Where is the role based?
- Astranis is hiring for this position in San Francisco.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Altium, FPGA, PCB Design, RF Test Equipment, SERDES, data converters.
- Does Astranis sponsor work visas for this role?
- Yes — the posting indicates visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Astranis targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Electrical Engineer- SDR 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. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.
Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
Senior Electrical Engineer - SDR Hardware Design
As a software defined radio Hardware Engineer at Astranis you will be responsible for the design, qualification, and test of our custom software defined radios. We're looking for professionals who are confident in designing state of the art high speed hardware. If you think of signals in volts, bits, and dB's, this is the role for you! You will work closely with the RTL, Comms, and RF design teams to help design the best possible radio systems for our payload and TTC systems.
Role
- Work with state of the art FPGAs
- Design and test high speed digital SERDES interface
- Characterize and optimize wide bandwidth data converter performance
- Identify devices that satisfy performance requirements
- Design and layout highspeed digital PCBs
- Test and validate full radio signal chain
- Work cross-functionally to Integrate systems into different spacecrafts
Requirements
- 5-10+ years of experience
- B.S. or M.S. in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent technical degree
- Experience with digital communications theory and measurement
- Comfortable working with full RF signal chain
- Experience with RF test equipment(VNA, Spectrum analyzer, Signal generator)
- A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch
- Experience with Altium or similar EDA tools
- Experience with PCB design
- Strong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills
Bonus
- Experience using state of the art wideband programmable data converters
- Experience designing high speed clock trees
- Experience designing systems for high reliability (Aerospace/defense or automotive)
- Familiarity with radio nonidealities (HD, IMD, IQ imbalance, gain ripple, group delay distortion)
- Experience with Python for measurement automation and data analysis
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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