Lead Avionics Engineer – Spacecraft Hardware & Team

XYZ Venture Capital; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

Flexible PTO

Free on-site meals

Job summary

Astranis is seeking a Team Lead for Avionics - Vehicle Electronics to build and guide a team of engineers responsible for spacecraft compute, networking, and power distribution. You will lead design, bring-up, testing, and integration of in-house hardware and system architectures in a geo-synchronous spacecraft program.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, cross‑functional collaboration, and recruiting to grow the team, with a base salary in the $160k–$210k USD range, equity, and a

Qualifications

• BS or higher in electrical or computer engineering or similar field.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage and grow a team of electrical engineers.

Skills

Team leadership

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Hands-on hardware debugging

Communication

US Citizenship/GC

Education

B.S. or higher in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

FPGA

Microcontrollers

RS-485

SPI

Ethernet

I2C

C

C++

Python

Job description

Astranis is seeking a Team Lead for Avionics - Vehicle Electronics to build and guide a team of engineers responsible for spacecraft compute, networking, and power distribution. You will lead design, bring-up, testing, and integration of in-house hardware and system architectures in a geo-synchronous spacecraft program.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, cross‑functional collaboration, and recruiting to grow the team, with a base salary in the $160k–$210k USD range, equity, and a