Avionics Team Lead, Space Vehicle Electronics | Equity

Astranis Space Technologies; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Healthcare

401(k)

Flexible PTO

On-site catered meals

Job summary

Astranis Space Technologies is seeking a Team Lead for Avionics - Vehicle Electronics in California. You will lead engineers, define spacecraft compute and power architectures, and drive in-house hardware development for space-grade systems.

You’ll manage schedules and coordinate with suppliers to ensure high performance hardware for geosynchronous spacecraft. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in hardware design, proven leadership, and hands-on experience with analog/mixed-signal circuits, FPGAs,

Qualifications

• B.S. or higher in electrical or computer engineering, or similar technical degree.
• 5+ years of professional experience with fast-paced product design cycles.
• 5+ years of board level experience designing electronics hardware from concept through to production.
• Demonstrated ability to design, build, and test hardware hands-on from scratch.
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage teams of engineers and communicate clearly with other disciplines.
• Strong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills.
• US Citizenship or Green Card.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage and grow a team of junior and senior electrical engineers.
• Collaborate with a broad multidisciplinary team to define spacecraft compute, networking, and power distribution requirements and architectures.
• Oversee the design, build, and implementation of in-house hardware and systems.
• Manage a detailed schedule to ensure hardware development aligns with the program schedule.
• Drive hardware design, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, bring-up, and debugging.
• Own the technical relationship with third-party component suppliers to ensure robust solutions.
• Support recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates for the expanding team.
• Support production and mission operations teams on build and in-flight use of component hardware.
• Drive growth of the avionics components team through recruiting and hiring.

Skills

Team leadership

Board design

Analog/mixed-signal design

C/C++/Python

US Citizenship/Green Card

Radiation effects knowledge

Hardware debugging hands-on

Education

B.S. or higher in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

FPGAs

Microcontrollers

RS-485

SPI

Ethernet

I2C

Job description

Astranis Space Technologies is seeking a Team Lead for Avionics - Vehicle Electronics in California. You will lead engineers, define spacecraft compute and power architectures, and drive in-house hardware development for space-grade systems.

You’ll manage schedules and coordinate with suppliers to ensure high performance hardware for geosynchronous spacecraft. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in hardware design, proven leadership, and hands-on experience with analog/mixed-signal circuits, FPGAs,