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Astranis

Electrical Engineering Manager - Software Defined Radio Hardware

$180K–$250K

San Francisco +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jul 31, 2023

Location
San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Experience
8+ years in mixed-signal and high-speed digital hardware design; 8+ years of PCB-level design experience.
Education
B.S. or higher in electrical or computer engineering, or similar technical degree.
Visa sponsorship
U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status required.

About the job

Leads a team delivering custom software-defined radios for satellite communications, overseeing hardware architecture, design, testing, and qualification.

What you'll do

  • Lead and develop electrical engineers designing software-defined radios.
  • Manage design workflows for complex PCBAs with compute, high-speed I/O, data converters, and power distribution.
  • Architect high-speed mixed-signal communications payload systems and integrate them with the spacecraft.

What they ask for

  • 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 hardware design experience from concept through production.
  • Proven leadership through project management, mentorship, and people management.

Nice to have

  • 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.

Pay

$180,000 — $250,000 USD base salary

Tools

FPGAs, high speed data converters, SerDes, JESD204C, Ansys SIwave, Keysight ADS, Altium, RTL

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