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Radio Hardware Engineer — Associate Program (Fall 2024)

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  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry Level
  • Engineering
  • San Francisco

Requirements

  • 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 PCBA hardware from scratch (student design team projects, design competitions, personal projects)
  • Solid EE foundation in one or more of the following areas:
  • analog design (op amps, transistors, RLC filters)
  • digital design (FPGAs, SOCs, SERDES, DDR, LVDS)
  • mixed signal design (ADCs, DACs, power integrity)
  • RF design (s-parameters, transmission lines, impedance matching)
  • US Citizenship or Green Card
  • Must be onsite in San Francisco 3 days a week minimum
  • Bonus:
  • Experience building or using software defined radios
  • Experience with Altium Designer (or other PCB design software)
  • Experience with analysis software (Spice, ADS, ANSYS, Hyperlynx)
  • Experience with Python or similar programming languages
  • Experience with soldering and rework
  • Experience with EE lab bench equipment (power supply, oscilloscope, signal analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers, etc)

Responsibilities

  • Design, simulate, implement, and test our internally developed software defined radio hardware
  • Bringup and debug hardware in the lab with top of the line instruments and equipment
  • Design test equipment to validate designs across a wide range of stressed conditions
  • Write code to help evaluate performance and automate testing of flight hardware
  • Integrate these systems into the spacecraft by working closely with the rest of the team

FAQs

How long does the Associate Engineer program typically last?

The Associate Engineer program typically lasts for twelve weeks.

Can college students apply for the Associate Engineer position?

No, college students should apply for the Intern position instead. The Associate Engineer position is designed for students who have already received a bachelor's degree (or will have done so before working at Astranis).

What kind of projects will Associate Engineers work on at Astranis?

Associate Engineers work on challenging projects that are of equal importance and difficulty to those given to full-time employees. They may have the opportunity to design and test hardware/software that is flying on Astranis' satellites.

What are the potential career opportunities for Associate Engineers at Astranis?

Many past Associate Engineers have gone on to work at Astranis full-time after completing the program. This program provides a valuable opportunity to gain hands-on experience and contribute to meaningful projects within the company.

Small, low-cost communications satellites, in higher orbits.

Engineering & Construction
Industry
201-500
Employees
2015
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Astranis is building small, low-cost telecommunications satellites. Our mission is to help get online the 4 billion people who are without internet access.