Senior Electrical Engineer · Astranis

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:19:30 GMT
Engineering

Astranis · San Francisco · $145,000-$235,000 USD · onsite

As a senior electrical engineer on the Avionics team at Astranis, you will lead designs for the sub-systems that form the backbone of our satellites' internal communication, power distribution, sensor aggregation, and flight computer systems.

Your responsibilities will include:

Architecting, designing, and developing space and radiation-tolerant and highly reliable electronics that will support the operation of our satellites Driving electronics design from concept development, requirements gathering, architecture definition, component selection, schematic capture, layout, simulation, DFx, bringup, verification, and through to qualification Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of mechanical, thermal, software, RTL, RF, GNC, and manufacturing engineers to solve challenging problems and develop innovative and creative solutions Working closely with our CMs to ensure designs are manufacturable, built on-time, and meet Astranis's quality and reliability needs Developing and maintaining schedules and ensuring that project stakeholders are regularly informed Helping build optimal processes for hardware development and collaboration across the company Assisting in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.

Requirements include:

A B.S. or higher in electrical or computer engineering, or similar technical degree 8+ years of professional experience with fast-paced product design cycles 8+ years of board-level experience designing hardware from concept through production A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development Demonstrated ability to design, build, and test hardware from scratch Strong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills Don't meet all the requirements? Not a problem. Please apply even if you don't meet all these criteria.