Astranis
RF Hardware Associate (Summer 2027)
San Francisco +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States - Education
- Four-year degree in electrical engineering, physics, applied physics, or a related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status required.
About the job
Design, simulate, build, measure, and integrate microwave-frequency RF subsystems for spacecraft.
What you'll do
- Design, simulate, implement, and measure passive and active RF subsystems, including amplifiers, filters, and oscillators.
- Integrate RF systems into spacecraft in collaboration with the team.
What they ask for
- Four-year degree in electrical engineering, physics, applied physics, or a related technical field.
- Deep knowledge of basic RF concepts, including transmission lines, impedance matching, filter design, and active RF circuits.
- Hands-on experience designing, building, and testing microwave-frequency RF hardware.
- Experience with RF simulation tools (ADS or HFSS) and RF measurement equipment such as spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and network analyzers.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of antennas and electromagnetic propagation; experience with Software Defined Radios (SDR).
- Experience with PCB design (Altium or similar), Python or another object-oriented programming language, or automating RF measurements.
Pay
$1,925 per week USD (base salary)
Tools
ADS, HFSS, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers, Software Defined Radios (SDR), Altium, Python
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