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 $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.
- Work with the power engineering team to build and test flight hardware
- Design test equipment to validate designs across a wide range of stressed conditions
- Design prototype circuits
- Bringup and debug designs in the lab
- Write code to help evaluate performance and automate testing of satellite hardware
- Coordinate assembly, integration and environmental test efforts
- Currently pursuing a B.S. in electrical or computer engineering (or equivalent technical degree)
- Interest in learning about, designing, and working with power electronics systems
- 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
- US Citizenship or Green Card
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
- Experience with Altium Designer (or other PCB design software)
- Experience with SPICE-based simulators (LTSpice, PSPICE, ADS, etc)
- Comfortable with soldering and rework
- Familiarity with standard EE lab bench (power supply, oscilloscope, multimeter, etc)
- Familiarity with basic switched mode converter design (boost and buck converters)
- Experience with Python
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Skills Required
- Currently pursuing a B.S. in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or an equivalent technical degree
- Interest in learning about, designing, and working with power electronics systems
- Passion for hardware development and hands-on design in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware from scratch
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or qualifying protected individual status
- Experience with Altium Designer or other PCB design software
- Experience with SPICE-based simulators such as LTSpice, PSPICE, or ADS
- Comfort with soldering and rework
- Familiarity with standard electrical engineering lab equipment, including power supplies, oscilloscopes, and multimeters
- Familiarity with basic switched-mode converter design, including boost and buck converters
- Experience with Python
What We Do
Astranis is building small, low-cost telecommunications satellites. Our mission is to help get online the 4 billion people who are without internet access.
