Electrical Engineer- SDR Hardware

Speedrun Talent Network; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package (stock options)

Health benefits

401(k) retirement planning

Flexible PTO

Free on-site catered meals

Job summary

Astranis in San Francisco is seeking a Radio Hardware Engineer to design, qualify, and test our software defined radios. You will work with the RTL, Comms, and RF designs to help design the best possible radio systems for our payload and TTC systems.

You will design and test ultra high speed digital data systems, lay out PCBs, and validate the full radio signal chain, contributing to integration with the spacecraft and helping grow the hardware team in a fast-paced space environment.

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent technical degree.
• Hands-on hardware design and development in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to design, build, and test hardware from scratch.
• Experience with Altium or similar EDA tools.
• Experience with high-density PCB design.
• Strong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills.
• Experience designing high speed clock trees.
• Comfortable with full RF signal chain.

Responsibilities

• Design and test ultra high speed digital data systems.
• Work with state of the art FPGAs and data converters.
• Design and lay out PCBs to implement these systems.
• Test and validate full radio signal chain.
• Integrate these systems into the spacecraft by working closely with the rest of the team.
• Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.

Skills

Hardware development

High-speed data systems

Altium or similar EDA

High-density PCB design

Analog/mixed-signal design

RF signal chain

Education

B.S./M.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium

RF test equipment

Job description

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 $1.2 billion from some of the world’s best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint, and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

Radio Hardware Engineer

As a Radio Hardware Engineer at Astranis you will be responsible for the design, qualification, and test of our custom software defined radios. We're looking for people who are comfortable designing state of the art high speed hardware. If you think of signals in volts, bits, and dB's, this is the role for you! You will work closely with the RTL, Comms, and RF designs to help design the best possible radio systems for our payload and TTC systems.

Role

• Design and test ultra high speed digital data systems
• Work with state of the art FPGAs and data converters
• Design and lay out PCBs to implement these systems
• Test and validate full radio signal chain
• Integrate these systems into the spacecraft by working closely with the rest of the team
• Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent technical degree
• A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
• Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch
• Experience with Altium or similar EDA tools
• Experience with high-density PCB design
• Strong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills
• Experience designing high speed clock trees
• Comfortable working with full RF signal chain

Bonus

• Experience using state of the art wideband programmable data converters
• Familiarity with radio nonidealities (HD, IMD, IQ imbalance, gain ripple, group delay distortion)
• Familiarity with high speed SERDES protocols (double bonus: JESD204B)
• Experience with RF test + measurement equipment
• Experience with digital communications theory and measurement
• Experience with Python for measurement automation and data analysis

What we offer:

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.

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.

Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.

Base Salary

$115,000 — $175,000 USD

U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

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