Senior RF Design Engineer · Astranis

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:19:57 GMT
Engineering

Astranis · San Francisco · $170,000-$230,000 USD · onsite

As a Senior RF Design Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, qualifying, and procuring active RF electronics in the RF front end of satellite payloads. You will work closely with other mechanical, payload systems, electrical, and software engineers to achieve overall system requirements in your designs.

Key responsibilities include:

Design, simulate, implement, and measure active and passive RF sub-systems at microwave frequencies, including SSPAs, LNAs, power amplifiers, up/down converters, oscillators, filters, etc.

Be responsible for hardware designs from requirements definition through manufacturing, bring-up, and qualification testing

Integrate these systems into the spacecraft by working closely with the rest of the team

Specify, procure, and integrate third-party vendor hardware

Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly growing team

Requirements include:

BS in electrical engineering, physics, applied physics, or equivalent

Passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development

6+ years of experience

Deep knowledge of fundamental RF concepts, such as RF circuit analysis, amplifier design, noise, linearity, radio architectures, etc

Hands-on experience in designing, building, and testing RF hardware for microwave frequencies

Proven completion of product from concept to production

Experience with RF simulation tools (ADS, Cadence, HFSS, etc)

Experience with PCB design, layout, and simulation (Altium or similar)

Bonus requirements include:

MS or PhD in electrical engineering, physics, applied physics, or equivalent

Experience with system in package (SiP), multi-chip modules (MCM), packaged RF hybrids, etc

Experience developing communications satellite payloads

Experience designing SSPAs or implementing SSPA-based phased arrays

Experience with designing high-reliability electronics for harsh environments such as space or automotive

Antennas and electromagnetics propagation knowledge and background

Experience with software-defined radios and associated skillset (mixed signal, high-speed digital)

Familiarity with Python or other scripting languages used for automating test instruments