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Astranis

San Francisco

Hardware Design Associate, Software Defined Radio Team (Fall 2026)

FULL TIME ON-SITE JUNIOR
Posted 4 days ago

Quick Summary

Role Overview

This twelve-week salaried position is designed for recent or upcoming graduates to work on software-defined radio hardware. You will tackle high-stakes projects that contribute directly to satellite systems destined for orbit.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and simulate internally developed software defined radio hardware
  • Implement and test hardware components for satellite communication systems
  • Perform hardware bringup and debugging using advanced lab equipment
  • Write code to evaluate performance and automate hardware testing
  • Integrate radio systems into the spacecraft alongside the engineering team
  • Analyze hardware performance to ensure reliability in space environments

Requirements Snapshot

  • Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
  • Proven ability to design and build PCBA hardware from scratch
  • Strong foundation in analog digital mixed signal or RF design
  • Experience with hands-on hardware development in fast-paced environments
  • US citizenship or lawful permanent residency for export compliance

Expected Impact

Associate Engineers contribute to mission-critical projects that directly influence the success of satellite launches and global connectivity. By developing sophisticated SDR hardware, you help the company service a massive backlog of commercial and government contracts.

This summary was generated from the original job posting (AI-assisted, human-reviewed). For full details, see the description below.

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.

Hardware Design Associate, Software Defined Radio Team (Fall 2026)

Associate Engineer positions typically last for twelve weeks, and are salaried roles designed for students who have already received a bachelor's degree (or who will have done so before working at Astranis). 

As an Associate Engineer, you will have an amazing opportunity to work on hard problems — we pride ourselves on giving everyone at Astranis a chance to do meaningful work on challenging projects, and our Associate Engineers work on projects that are of equal importance and difficulty to the projects we give our full-time employees. Many past Associate Engineers have designed and tested hardware/software that is heading to space on our first satellite, and many now work at Astranis full-time. 

If you are still a college student, please apply to join us as an Intern. 

Role

  • 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
  • Write code to help evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware
  • Integrate these systems into the spacecraft by working closely with the rest of the team

Requirements

  • A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
  • Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
  • 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 (Lineups, s-parameters, impedance matching)

Bonus

  • Experience building or using software defined radios
  • Experience with Altium Designer (or other PCB design software)
  • Experience with analysis software (ADS, ANSYS, Matlab)
  • Experience with Python or similar programming languages
  • Experience with soldering and rework
  • Experience with EE lab bench equipment (power supply, oscilloscope, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers, etc)
The base salary for this position is $1,925 per week.

Base Salary

$1,925 - $1,925 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.
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