The posting, in Astranis's own words
archived Oct 24, 2026Astranis 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 $1.2 billion from some of the world’s best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint, and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
Electrical Engineering Manager - Digital Hardware Design
As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for the delivery of our custom Software Defined Radios. As a team leader you will oversee cradle to grave hardware development: architecture definition, board design, testing, and qualification.
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Ideal Candidate
An individual who has built and overseen the entire design cycle of FPGA based software defined radios for GEO space telecommunications satellites Proven record of delivering custom designed hardware that spans the entire range of signal chain design, integration of FPGAs with high speed data converters, custom power and clocking solutions, and supporting RTL development Experience with design and analysis of payloads for satellite communications, including radiation effects within FPGA based systems or highly complex digital devices History of leading small teams and mentoring employees, strong communication skills, and ability to make high impact decisions under uncertainty.
Role
Lead and develop a team of electrical engineers to design industry shattering software defined radios capable of running complex signal processing algorithms in space! Oversee and manage design workflows for highly complex PCBAs with integrated compute, high speed I/O, data converters, and power distribution. Architect ultra high-speed mixed signal systems to achieve the most efficient and flexible communications payloads, integrating them with the rest of the spacecraft Ensure competitiveness through continuous technical innovation and industry expertise