Drimva

Astranis

Senior Electrical Engineer

$145K–$235K

San Francisco +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 9, 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 satellite avionics electronics, from concept and design through manufacturing, verification, and qualification.

What you'll do

  • Own avionics system architecture and lead design trade discussions across satellite subsystems.
  • Drive electronics development from requirements and component selection through schematic capture, layout, simulation, bring-up, verification, and qualification.
  • Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering and manufacturing teams to deliver manufacturable designs, maintain schedules, and improve hardware development processes.

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

  • Experience with FPGAs, Microcontrollers, and communication schemes (RS-485, SPI, Ethernet, I2C).
  • Radiation effects knowledge or environmental test experience.

Pay

$145,000 — $235,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

FPGAs, Microcontrollers, RS-485, SPI, Ethernet, I2C, C, C++

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