Join Astranis as a Senior Radiation Test Engineer to design fault-tolerant systems for spacecraft in radiation environments.
Posted by employer 4 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- Sponsorship available
Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Senior Radiation Test Engineer at Astranis focuses on characterizing radiation environments and validating spacecraft components for aerospace applications. This role requires expertise in designing fault-tolerant electrical systems and simulating radiation effects, particularly in geostationary orbits. Ideal candidates possess a strong background in nuclear or electrical engineering, along with hands-on experience in hardware development and testing. Astranis, a rapidly growing company in the satellite communications sector, emphasizes collaboration across teams to ensure robust spacecraft design.
Joblaze insights
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Quick facts
- Is the Senior Radiation Test Engineer role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in San Francisco.
- What's the salary range?
- Astranis lists $160,000–$215,000 for this 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, Analog Circuits, Digital Circuits, Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Physics.
- 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 Radiation Test 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 Radiation Test Engineer
As our Senior Radiation Test Engineer you will be responsible for characterization of radiation environments for our missions and testing analysis for our spacecraft. This position requires hands-on experience validating parts for radiation environments specific to aerospace.
Role
- Design fault tolerant electrical systems for operating in a radiation environment
- Simulate and model the GTO and GEO radiation environments
- Coordinate and run radiation testing campaigns to upscreen components
- Work with the structures team to determine the proper shielding levels across the spacecraft
- Integrate these systems into the spacecraft by working closely with the rest of the team
- Support other electrical design, bringup, and test activities
- Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in nuclear engineering, electrical engineering, physics, or equivalent technical field
- A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
- Experience with the Geostationary radiation environment (TID, SEE, DDD)
- Experience with designing for and testing for radiation effects
- Experience in testing analog and digital circuits
- Experience with high reliability systems
- US Citizenship or Green Card
Bonus
- Electromechanical design experience
- Experience running tests at radiation labs
- Experience with designing dosimeter circuits
- ECAD + MCAD Experience (Altium, Solidworks)
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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