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From the employer's careers site First seen 25 Oct 2026

Electrical Engineering Manager - Software Defined Radio Hardware

Astranis San Francisco senior full-time

Salary

$180,000-$250,000 USD per year

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Description

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity's reach into the solar system.

As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for the delivery of custom Software Defined Radios. You will oversee cradle to grave hardware development: architecture definition, board design, testing, and qualification.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead and develop a team of electrical engineers to design industry-shattering software defined radios capable of running complex signal processing algorithms in space!
  • Oversee and manage design workflows for highly complex PCBAs with integrated compute, high-speed I/O, data converters, and power distribution.
  • Architect ultra-high-speed mixed-signal systems to achieve the most efficient and flexible communications payloads, integrating them with the rest of the spacecraft.
  • Ensure competitiveness through continuous technical innovation and industry expertise.

Requirements:

  • B.S. or higher in electrical or computer engineering, or similar technical degree.
  • 8+ years of professional experience in mixed-signal and high-speed digital hardware design.
  • 8+ years of PCB-level experience designing hardware from concept through production.
  • Proven leadership through project management, mentorship, and people management experience.

Preferred Skills:

  • Strong background in mixed-signal system performance measurement, design validation, and debugging.
  • Experience simulating high-speed digital protocols using Ansys SIwave, Keysight ADS, or similar tools.
  • Experience with Altium or similar EDA tools for high-density PCB design.
  • Strong background in digital communications theory and measurement of radio nonidealities.

What we offer:

  • Base salary: $180,000-$250,000 USD.
  • 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.

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • mixed-signal system performance measurement
  • Ansys SIwave
  • Keysight ADS
  • Altium
  • digital communications theory

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