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Software Defined Radio Hardware Associate (Summer 2027)

San Francisco +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026

Location
San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Experience
No years specified. Associate Engineer positions typically last twelve weeks.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
Visa sponsorship
U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

About the job

Design, simulate, implement, test, and integrate software-defined radio hardware for satellites.

What you'll do

  • Design, simulate, implement, and test internally developed software-defined radio hardware.
  • Bring up and debug hardware in the lab, and write code to evaluate performance and automate satellite hardware testing.
  • Integrate radio systems into spacecraft in collaboration with the team.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
  • Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test PCBA hardware from scratch.
  • Solid EE foundation in at least one area: analog, digital, mixed-signal, or RF design.
  • Passion for hands-on hardware development in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

  • Experience building or using software-defined radios.
  • Experience with Altium Designer or other PCB design software, analysis software, Python or similar languages, soldering and rework, or EE lab equipment.

Pay

$1,925 per week (base salary); $1,925 USD (base salary)

Tools

PCBA, FPGAs, SOCs, SERDES, DDR, LVDS, ADCs, DACs

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First seen Oct 27, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)