Astranis
Software Defined Radio Hardware Associate (Winter 2027)
San Francisco +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- No specific number of years stated; Associate Engineer roles typically last twelve weeks.
- Education
- Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent; Associate Engineer roles are designed for students who have received or will receive a bachelor's degree before working at Astranis.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status required.
About the job
Designs, builds, tests, and integrates software-defined radio hardware for Astranis spacecraft.
What you'll do
- Design, simulate, implement, and test internally developed software-defined radio hardware.
- Bring up and debug hardware in the lab; write code to evaluate performance and automate satellite hardware testing.
- Integrate radio systems into spacecraft in collaboration with the team.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a 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 of: 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, soldering and rework, or EE lab bench equipment.
Pay
$1,925 per week (base salary); $1,925 — $1,925 USD (base salary)
Tools
PCBA, FPGAs, SOCs, SERDES, DDR, LVDS, ADCs, DACs
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