CAD Engineer

Astranis · San Francisco · Engineering

Posted 2026-07-20

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CAD Engineer

As an Astranis CAD Engineer you will design, develop, configure, and maintain spacecraft components and assemblies like bracketry, harnesses, propulsion manifolds, and waveguides. You must have a strong problem-solving background, an enthusiasm for novel design, and designing in complex systems. Experience with spacecraft is a benefit but is not required.

Role

Model and draw components, structures, and manifolds for the spacecraft and its supporting structures

Works with the management of top-level spacecraft assemblies in CAD, as well as create and maintain BOMs in the transfer to production

Check and review engineering drawings

Develop, ideate, and document considerate practices that enable good and efficient design

Assist in recruiting, interviewing and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team

Requirements

1-3 years of experience in a design role

Experience with SolidWorks

Experience with GD+T and engineering drawings

A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment with hands-on development

Bonus

Expertise of SolidWorks and PDM Administration

Experience with design of complex assemblies and components

Experience in the design of spaceflight components and/or vacuum compatible systems

Experience with surface modeling

What we offer:

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.

Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.

Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.

Base Salary

$105,000—$130,000 USD

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