Spacecraft Electrical Engineering Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Company-subsidized healthcare

401(k) retirement planning

Flexible PTO

Free on-site catered meals

Job summary

Astranis Space Technologies is seeking an Electrical Engineering Team Lead to direct a skilled group responsible for spacecraft compute, networking, and power distribution systems. You will guide design, integration, and testing across hardware platforms, aiming for high reliability in space environments.

The role emphasizes building and mentoring a talented engineering team, coordinating with cross-disciplinary groups, and delivering hardware solutions on schedule for geosynchronous spacecraft

Qualifications

• BS or higher in electrical or computer engineering (or similar technical degree).
• 5+ years in fast-paced product design cycles.
• 5+ years of board-level experience designing electronics hardware from concept to production.
• US Citizenship or Green Card required.
• Strong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills.
• Proven ability to build and manage teams of engineers and communicate across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage and grow a team of junior and senior electrical engineers.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define compute, networking, and power requirements and architectures.
• Oversee the design, build, and implementation of in-house hardware and systems.
• Manage detailed schedules to align hardware development with the program timeline.
• Drive hardware design, selection, PCB design, verification, bring-up, and debugging.
• Own relationships with third-party component suppliers for robust solutions.
• Support recruiting, interviewing, and hiring for the team.
• Assist production and flight operations with component hardware guidance.
• Grow the avionics components team through hiring and mentoring.

Skills

Analog/mixed-signal design

Team leadership

Hardware development

Embedded software basics

C/C++/Python (coding)

Education

B.S. or higher in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

FPGAs

Microcontrollers

RS-485

SPI

Ethernet

I2C

C

C++

Python

Job description

Astranis Space Technologies is seeking an Electrical Engineering Team Lead to direct a skilled group responsible for spacecraft compute, networking, and power distribution systems. You will guide design, integration, and testing across hardware platforms, aiming for high reliability in space environments.

The role emphasizes building and mentoring a talented engineering team, coordinating with cross-disciplinary groups, and delivering hardware solutions on schedule for geosynchronous spacecraft