Communications/DSP Associate Engineer (Fall 2026)

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

As a Communications/DSP Associate Engineer, you will work on designing signal processing for custom software-defined radio hardware, implementing and testing signal processing on radio hardware, modeling the end-to-end radio system, and driving radio architecture trade studies.

Role:

• Design signal processing for custom software-defined radio hardware (e.g., channelization, equalization, PA linearization)
• Work closely with FPGA developers to implement and test signal processing on radio hardware
• Model the end-to-end radio system from earth to space and back
• Drive radio architecture trade studies, run link budgets, optimize the radio system for maximum performance

Requirements:

• Passion for working in a fast-paced environment and constantly learning
• Strong fundamentals in signals and systems
• Strong fundamentals in digital communications
• Familiarity with software development (DSP, MCU, FPGA, scripting languages)
• Familiarity with analog concepts
• Experience working with signal generators, analyzers, and oscilloscopes
• US Citizenship or Green Card

Bonus:

• Experience with software-defined radios
• Experience with Python
• Experience with GNU Radio
• Experience with FPGA development (and/or embedded C)

The base salary for this position is $1,925 per week.