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Radiation Test Engineer

Astranis

San Francisco, CA · full time

$120,000 – $145,000

Listed on Astranis’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

This role involves designing and testing electronics that can withstand the intense radiation environment of high-orbit satellites, working hands-on to validate components and develop fault-tolerant systems for Astranis's spacecraft. It's suited for engineers with a background in electrical, nuclear, or physics who want to apply their expertise directly to space hardware.

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What they ask for

Required

  • Bachelor of Science in nuclear engineering, electrical engineering, physics, or equivalent
  • Experience with electrical design
  • Experience designing and testing for radiation effects
  • Experience testing analog and digital circuits
  • Experience with fault-tolerant high-reliability systems
  • US Citizenship or Green Card

Nice to have

  • Experience with space or high-radiation environment electrical design
  • Knowledge of Geostationary radiation environment (TID, SEE, DDD)
  • Experience running tests at radiation labs
  • Experience designing dosimeter circuits
  • ECAD and MCAD proficiency (Altium, Solidworks)

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