Space RF Engineer - High-Speed Hardware & PCB Design

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 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.