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You will be responsible for developing, designing, and implementing automated hardware and software solutions to test and validate custom spacecraft electronics. Additionally, you will collaborate with the design team to provide feedback during the qualification process and assist in recruiting new team members.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an Associate's or B.S. degree in electrical or computer engineering and possess hands-on experience with electrical test equipment and Python scripting. You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and have experience debugging circuits with embedded software.
Full job description
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.
Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
Power Electronics Test Engineer
As a Power Electronics Test Engineer at Astranis, you will be responsible for developing, designing, and implementing tests and test systems (test support custom hardware) for all the custom electronics on our spacecraft. You'll prove that our suite of power designs work across environments to guarantee success on orbit.
Role
Develop and design automated hardware and software solutions to test+validate electronics hardware
Design PCBA's to interface with flight hardware
Write software in Python to control bench equipment, devices under test, and other test hardware
Work closely with the design team to provide feedback and insight through qualification and acceptance process
Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.
Requirements
Associate's or B.S. degree in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent technical degree
A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
Comfort with ambiguity and turning high-level requirements into clear design/test objectives
Hands-on experience using electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, eloads, etc.)
Experience with debugging circuits with embedded software, from oscilloscope to scripting
Experience using Python
Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
Bonus
Understanding and experience in environmental testing such as vibration, shock, thermal, burn-in, and TVAC
Power electronics experience such as switching converters and load switches
Experience using Altium Designer
Experience with designing and building electrical harnesses and connectors
Experience automating tests, test equipment, or similar instrumentation
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—$165,000 USD
U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required
(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, 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))
Our mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.
Related keywords
Power ElectronicsSatelliteSpacecraftPCBAPythonTest EngineeringHardware DevelopmentOscilloscopeMultimeterEmbedded SoftwareAltium DesignerEnvironmental TestingTVACSwitching ConvertersLoad SwitchesElectrical Harnesses
We build the world's most advanced satellites for high orbits.
Industry
Space Research and Technology
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Founded
2015
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
LinkedIn followers
56,120
Total funding
$1.2B
Astranis builds low-cost satellites for high orbits.
Our first product, MicroGEO, offers the world’s lowest-cost satellite broadband. Operating in geostationary orbit, each MicroGEO satellite can provide dedicated satellites to small and medium-sized countries, Fortune 1000 companies, and other commercial customers. Astranis has built a $1 billion backlog for 12+ MicroGEO satellites launching over the next two years.
Astranis also offers services across orbits and use cases. With contracts in place with Space Force, NASA, and other government partners, Astranis is working across MEO and GEO to support government science, PNT, and communications missions.
Astranis has raised $750 million from top global investors and employs a team of over 400 engineers and builders, headquartered at Historic Pier 70 in San Francisco, California.
Offices: 575 20th St, San Francisco, California 94107, US
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