Join Astranis as a Senior Ground Station Systems Engineer to design and develop satellite ground systems for commercial and government programs.
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Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Design satellite ground station architectures
- Perform link budget analysis
- Develop technical requirements and documentation
- Collaborate with various teams for system performance
- Support customer technical interchange meetings
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field in engineering
- 5+ years of experience in satellite communications or related disciplines
- Strong understanding of RF communications fundamentals
- Experience with RF electronics and communication systems
- Ability to develop technical documentation
Nice to have
- Background in Digital Signal Processing
- Experience with FPGA-based signal processing platforms
- Familiarity with GNU Radio, MATLAB, Simulink
- Knowledge of advanced SATCOM technologies
- Familiarity with networking
Practical constraints
- Willing and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance
- Willing to travel 20% of the time
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- No sponsorship (stated in posting)
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Senior Ground Station Systems Engineer at Astranis is responsible for designing and developing satellite ground station architectures, ensuring they meet both commercial and government requirements. Key skills include a strong grasp of RF communications, systems engineering, and experience with technical proposals and customer solutions. This role is suited for an engineer with over five years of relevant experience who enjoys both technical development and business engagement. Astranis, a rapidly growing company, emphasizes collaboration across various teams to enhance system performance.
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Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Astranis lists $180,000–$240,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Ground Station Systems Engineer role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Digital Signal Processing, Python, RF, modem architectures, waveform development.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Astranis targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Ground Station Systems 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. 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 Ground Station Systems Engineer
Astranis is seeking a Senior Ground Station Systems Engineer to support the design, development, deployment, and operation of satellite ground systems across both commercial and U.S. Government programs. This role combines technical engineering with proposal and capture support, requiring an individual who can bridge customer requirements, system architecture, and implementation.
The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of RF communications, satellite ground infrastructure, and systems engineering principles, along with experience contributing to technical proposals, cost estimates, and customer-facing solution development. Experience with Digital Signal Processing (DSP), modem architectures, or waveform development is highly desirable.
This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys both developing satellite ground systems and shaping the technical solutions that win new business.
Role
- Design, develop, and support satellite ground station architectures, including antennas, RF systems, modems, networking, monitoring and control systems, and associated infrastructure.
- Perform link budget analysis and support system performance assessments for GEO and MEO satellite systems.
- Develop technical requirements, interface definitions, architecture diagrams, and system design documentation.
- Collaborate with spacecraft, network operations, mission operations, and software teams to ensure end-to-end system performance.
- Serve as a technical contributor for commercial and USG proposals, RFPs, RFIs, and white papers.
- Develop technical volumes, solution architectures, compliance matrices, and basis-of-estimate documentation.
- Support customer technical interchange meetings, design reviews, customer demonstrations and proposal presentations.
- Evaluate customer requirements and translate them into scalable, cost-effective ground segment solutions.
- Assist with technical risk assessments, schedule development, and cost estimation activities.
- Work closely with business development and program management teams during capture and pursuit activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field in engineering
- 5+ years of experience in satellite communications, ground systems engineering, RF engineering, or related disciplines.
- Strong understanding of RF communications fundamentals, including:
- Link budgets
- Antenna systems
- Amplifiers and RF chains
- Modulation and coding techniques
- Experience with RF electronics and communication systems including RF front-end equipment, back-end equipment, communication hardware, etc.
- Experience with antenna system design and operations including calibration, diagnostics, monitoring, etc.
- Experience using RF test equipment (spectrum analyzer and signal generator) and troubleshooting RF components
- Experience supporting technical proposals, bids, captures, or customer solution development.
- Ability to develop technical documentation and communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Willing and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.
- Strong project management skills and able to demonstrate a high sense of urgency
- Willing to travel 20% of the time
- Lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying are generally required to perform the functions of this position
Bonus
- Background in Digital Signal Processing (DSP), including modem design, waveform development, channelization, beamforming, or digital communications systems.
- Experience with FPGA-based signal processing platforms.
- Familiarity with GNU Radio, MATLAB, Simulink, Python, or SDR-based development environments.
- Knowledge of advanced SATCOM technologies including phased arrays, adaptive coding and modulation, and digital payload architectures.
- Experience with commercial and government proposals
- Familiarity with antenna control units and tracking systems
- Familiarity with spectrum management
- Familiarity with networking (Ethernet, IP, TCP)
- Comfortable scripting, preferably in Python
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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