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 $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
RF/Communication Systems Engineer
As a RF/Communication Systems Engineer at Astranis you will be responsible for the architecture, design, and modeling of our satellites communication payloads. You will work closely with many other teams including but not limited to the antenna, SDR, RF, DSP, and mechanical teams in order to design the best possible radio systems.
Role
- Own architectural trade studies, and establish system and unit level requirements analytically or via simulation
- Lead R&D efforts for new radio features / technologies / custom components
- Work closely with many design teams, including RF, Antenna, digital hardware, FPGA, mechanical, thermal
- Communications related signal processing algorithm design and test
- Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- 3+ years of experience
- Strong technical communication skills (oral and written)
- Strong fundamentals in "signals and systems" and digital communications
- Familiar with hardware components and their associated impairments / limitations
- Comfortable working in the lab, testing radio hardware, using signal generator, signal analyzer, network analyzer, oscilloscope, etc
- Proven ability to triage and debug issues discovered in testing
- Comfortable developing software (Python, and some C/C++)
- Fast to learn new tools and workflows
- A passion for working in a fast-paced environment and constantly learning
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
Bonus
- Familiarity with satellite radio systems (ground segment and/or space segment)
- RF system design and budgeting
- Radio characterization test planning, automation and execution
- Comfortable with software, especially Python, git, GNU Radio
- Fixed point implementation of signal processing algorithms
- Familiarity with multi-rate signal processing techniques (polyphase filters, resamplers, etc)
- Multi-antenna systems (beamforming, null-steering)
- Direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) modem design
- Familiarity with satellite waveforms and modems (DVB-S2/x, DVB-RCS2)
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.
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