Astranis
Senior Ground Station Systems Engineer
$180K–$240K
San Francisco +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 14, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years in satellite communications, ground systems engineering, RF engineering, or related disciplines.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field in engineering.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required; applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).
About the job
Designs and supports satellite ground systems for commercial and U.S. Government programs, while contributing to technical proposals and customer solutions.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and support ground station architectures and assess system performance, including link budgets for GEO and MEO systems.
- Develop requirements, architecture and design documentation, and technical proposal materials such as solution architectures and cost-estimate documentation.
- Translate customer needs into ground-segment solutions and collaborate with engineering, operations, business development, and program teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field in engineering.
- 5+ years of experience in satellite communications, ground systems engineering, RF engineering, or related disciplines.
- Strong RF communications knowledge and experience with RF equipment, antenna systems, testing, and troubleshooting.
- Experience supporting technical proposals, bids, captures, or customer solution development; able to develop technical documentation and communicate complex concepts.
Nice to have
- Experience with FPGA-based signal processing platforms.
- Experience with DSP, modem design, waveform development, or SDR-based development environments.
Pay
$180,000 — $240,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
GNU Radio, MATLAB, Simulink, Python, SDR, Ethernet, IP, TCP
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