Description
Job Title: Senior Electrical Engineer- SDR Hardware
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Electrical Engineer to join our team in San Francisco. As a software defined radio Hardware Engineer at Astranis, you will be responsible for the design, qualification, and test of our custom software defined radios.
Responsibilities:
- Work with state-of-the-art FPGAs
- Design and test high-speed digital SERDES interface
- Characterize and optimize wide-bandwidth data converter performance
- Identify devices that satisfy performance requirements
- Design and layout high-speed digital PCBs
- Test and validate full radio signal chain
- Work cross-functionally to integrate systems into different spacecrafts
Requirements:
- 5-10+ years of experience
- B.S. or M.S. in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent technical degree
- Experience with digital communications theory and measurement
- Comfortable working with full RF signal chain
- Experience with RF test equipment (VNA, Spectrum analyzer, Signal generator)
- A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch
- Experience with Altium or similar EDA tools
- Experience with PCB design
- Strong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills
Bonus:
- Experience using state-of-the-art wideband programmable data converters
- Experience designing high-speed clock trees
- Experience designing systems for high reliability (Aerospace/defense or automotive)
- Familiarity with radio nonidealities (HD, IMD, IQ imbalance, gain ripple, group delay distortion)
- Experience with Python for measurement automation and data analysis
What we offer:
All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits. 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.
Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.
Base Salary: $175,000-$240,000 USD
U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required (To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))
Our mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.