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$175,000 – $240,000
Listed on Astranis’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
Design and test custom software-defined radio hardware for satellites in orbit, working with high-speed digital interfaces, RF systems, and signal chains. This role suits engineers with deep experience in analog and digital circuit design who want to work on space communications systems at a well-funded company.
Our summary, not Astranis’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
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What they ask for
Required
- 5–10+ years of experience
- B.S. or M.S. in electrical or computer engineering or equivalent
- Digital communications theory and measurement experience
- Full RF signal chain experience
- RF test equipment proficiency (VNA, spectrum analyzer, signal generator)
- Ability to design, build, and test hardware from scratch
- Altium or equivalent EDA tool experience
- PCB design experience
- Strong analog and mixed-signal circuit design skills
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or protected refugee/asylee status
Nice to have
- Wideband programmable data converter experience
- High-speed clock tree design
- High-reliability systems design (aerospace, defense, or automotive)
- Radio nonidealities knowledge (HD, IMD, IQ imbalance, gain ripple, group delay distortion)
- Python for measurement automation and data analysis