Senior Electrical Engineer- SDR Hardware

Astranis · San Francisco · Engineering

Posted 2026-07-20

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Senior Electrical Engineer - SDR Hardware Design

As a software defined radio Hardware Engineer at Astranis you will be responsible for the design, qualification, and test of our custom software defined radios. We're looking for professionals who are confident in designing state of the art high speed hardware. If you think of signals in volts, bits, and dB's, this is the role for you! You will work closely with the RTL, Comms, and RF design teams to help design the best possible radio systems for our payload and TTC systems.

Role

Work with state of the art FPGAs

Design and test high speed digital SERDES interface

Characterize and optimize wide bandwidth data converter performance

Identify devices that satisfy performance requirements

Design and layout highspeed digital PCBs

Test and validate full radio signal chain

Work cross-functionally to Integrate systems into different spacecrafts

Requirements

5-10+ years of experience

B.S. or M.S. in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent technical degree

Experience with digital communications theory and measurement

Comfortable working with full RF signal chain

Experience with RF test equipment(VNA, Spectrum analyzer, Signal generator)

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

Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch

Experience with Altium or similar EDA tools

Experience with PCB design

Strong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills

Bonus

Experience using state of the art wideband programmable data converters

Experience designing high speed clock trees

Experience designing systems for high reliability (Aerospace/defense or automotive)

Familiarity with radio nonidealities (HD, IMD, IQ imbalance, gain ripple, group delay distortion)

Experience with Python for measurement automation and data analysis

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

$175,000—$240,000 USD

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