Astranis
Electrical Engineer- SDR Hardware
$115K–$175K
San Francisco +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States - Education
- B.S. or M.S. in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent technical degree.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status required.
About the job
Designs, qualifies, tests, and integrates custom software-defined radios and high-speed hardware for satellite payload and telemetry, tracking, and control systems.
What you'll do
- Design and test ultra-high-speed digital data systems, including PCB layout and work with FPGAs and data converters.
- Test and validate the full radio signal chain and integrate radio systems into spacecraft.
- Collaborate with RTL, communications, RF, and other teams; assist with recruiting and hiring.
What they ask for
- B.S. or M.S. in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent technical degree.
- Demonstrated ability to design, build, and test hardware from scratch.
- Experience with Altium or similar EDA tools and high-density PCB design.
- Strong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills; experience designing high-speed clock trees and working with a full RF signal chain.
Nice to have
- Experience with programmable data converters, radio nonidealities, high-speed SERDES protocols, or RF test and measurement equipment.
- Experience with digital communications theory and measurement, or Python for measurement automation and data analysis.
Pay
$115,000 — $175,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Altium, FPGA, data converters, Python, JESD204B
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