Avionics Vehicle Components Team Lead

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits expanding humanitys 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 worlds 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 153000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California USA.

Avionics - Vehicle Electronics Team Lead

As the Team Lead for the Avionics - Vehicle Electronics Engineering Team you will play a critical role in building and leading a team of engineers that own the compute networking and power distribution systems within our spacecraft. Youll support the team in pushing the boundary of what is possible in a geo-synchronous spacecraft design and enable performance in space that has not been realized to date.

Role

• Directly manage and grow a team of junior and senior electrical engineers
• Collaborate with a broad and multidisciplinary team to define the spacecraft compute networking and power distribution requirements and architectures
• Oversee the design build and implementation of our in-house hardware and systems
• Manage a detailed schedule to ensure that our hardware development is in sync with the overall program schedule
• Drive hardware design specification component selection circuit board design implementation verification board bring-up and debugging
• Own the technical relationship with third-party component suppliers to ensure our vendors provide robust and performant solutions
• Support in recruiting interviewing and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team
• Support the production and mission operations teams on the build and in-flight use of our component hardware
• Drive the growth of the avionics components team through recruiting interviewing and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-expanding team

Requirements

• B.S. or higher in electrical or computer engineering or similar technical degree
• 5 years of professional experience with fast-paced product design cycles
• 5 years of board level experience designing electronics hardware from concept through to production
• A passion for hardware development & fostering teamwork in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to design build and test hardware hands-on from scratch
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage teams of engineers and communicate clearly with other disciplines
• Strong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills
• US Citizenship or Green Card

Bonus

• 5 years of experience with designing and implementing signal conditioning sensors electro-mechanical actuators power switches embedded computers or such hardware.
• Experience with FPGAs Microcontrollers and communication schemes (RS-485 SPI Ethernet I2C)
• Strong understanding of C C or Python
• Radiation effects knowledge
• Environmental test experience

What we offer:

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.

Base pay is just one component of Astraniss 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

$160000 - $210000 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))

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