Join Astranis as a Senior Electrical Reliability Engineer to ensure spacecraft electronics meet reliability and availability needs.
Posted by employer 2 years ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 month ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- Sponsorship available
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Electrical Reliability Engineer at Astranis, the individual will focus on ensuring the reliability and availability of spacecraft electronics and systems through rigorous analysis and design reviews. Key skills include expertise in reliability statistics, electrical design, and failure analysis, with a strong emphasis on collaboration within a multidisciplinary team. This position is ideal for seasoned engineers with over five years of experience in reliability or electrical engineering, particularly those familiar with advanced testing methodologies. Astranis, a rapidly growing company in the satellite communications sector, emphasizes innovation and reliability in its
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Astranis's careers page October 29, 2026.
- Salary band is in line with the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$128,900).
- Starts above 35% of 1255 comparable senior other roles in United States we track (median $144,000 across 185 companies).
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Electrical Reliability Engineer role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in San Francisco.
- What's the salary range?
- Astranis lists $135,000–$235,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Electrical Reliability Engineer role.
- Where is the role based?
- Astranis is hiring for this position in San Francisco.
- 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 Reliability Engineer 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.
Senior Electrical Reliability Engineer
As Senior Reliability Engineer with Astranis, you will play a critical role in ensuring our spacecraft electronics and systems meet our reliability and availability needs. You’ll support the team in pushing the boundary of what is possible in a geo-synchronous spacecraft design and enable performance in space that has not been realized to date. You’ll ensure that Design for Reliability is at the forefront of our engineering processes.
Role
- Collaborate with a broad and multidisciplinary engineering team to ensure that our spacecraft will operate reliably over their entire mission duration
- Perform reliability and availability analysis using Reliability Block Diagrams and DFMEA
- Advise engineers on optimal redundancy architecture
- Support the engineering and production teams with design reviews, failure analysis and root cause analysis
- Plan and manage EEE component tests, defining reliability targets, sample sizes, and stress conditions for internal or external test labs
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, physics, materials science, or a related engineering field
- 5+ years of experience as a reliability or electrical engineer
- 4+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: physics of failure, design for reliability, functional safety, or accelerated testing
- Experience in electrical design, including components, circuits, PCBs, or electronic assemblies
- Experience in reliability statistics and data analysis
- Strong analytical skills and ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Bonus
- Experience performing failure analysis and destructive physical analysis investigations to provide corrective actions and paths to closure
- Familiarity with manufacturing processes and testing methodologies for electronic components
- Knowledge of accelerated test profiles for component-level screening and qualification testing
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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