Astranis
Senior Avionics Engineer
$145K–$235K
San Francisco +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 22, 2024
- Location
- San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of professional experience with fast-paced product design cycles and 5+ years of board-level hardware design from concept through production.
- 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 the architecture and development of reliable, radiation-tolerant avionics electronics for satellite communications, power distribution, sensors, and flight computers, from concept through qualification.
What you'll do
- Architect, design, develop, verify, and qualify satellite electronics across the hardware lifecycle.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering and manufacturing teams to ensure designs are manufacturable, timely, and reliable.
- Manage project schedules and stakeholder updates, improve hardware development processes, and support recruiting.
What they ask for
- B.S. or higher in electrical or computer engineering, or a similar technical degree.
- 5+ years of professional experience with fast-paced product design cycles.
- 5+ years of board-level hardware design experience from concept through production.
- Strong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills and demonstrated ability to design, build, and test hardware from scratch.
Nice to have
- 5+ years designing signal conditioning, sensors, electro-mechanical actuators, power switches, embedded computers, or similar hardware; experience with FPGAs, Microcontrollers, and communication schemes.
- Experience leading engineers or working across disciplines; knowledge of C, C++, or Python, radiation effects, or environmental testing.
Pay
$145,000 — $235,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
FPGAs, Microcontrollers, RS-485, SPI, Ethernet, I2C, C, C++
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