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Salary: USD 160,000 - 215,000 / annual
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, providing dedicated, secure networks to large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and a backlog exceeding $1 billion in commercial contracts, the company is expanding rapidly.
As Engineering Manager for the Power Electronics team, you will lead and grow a team of junior and senior power engineers while pushing the boundaries of geo-synchronous spacecraft design. You'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define spacecraft power requirements and architectures, and oversee the complete design, build, and implementation of power converters and systems.
Key responsibilities include:
- Directly manage and grow the power electronics engineering team
- Collaborate across disciplines to define spacecraft power requirements and architectures
- Oversee design, build, and implementation of power converters and systems
- Manage detailed schedules to align power systems development with overall program timelines
- Drive power converter design, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board bring-up, and debugging
- Support recruiting, interviewing, and hiring to expand the team
- Partner with production and mission operations teams on hardware build and in-flight operations
Astranis is headquartered in Northern California with a 153,000 sq. ft. facility and employs 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. The company has raised over $1.2 billion from top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint.
Compensation includes base salary, significant equity via incentive stock options, company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
REQUIREMENTS:
- B.S. or higher in electrical engineering or similar technical degree
- 5+ years of professional experience with fast-paced product design cycles
- 5+ years of board-level experience designing power electronics hardware from concept through production
- Demonstrated ability to design, build, and test hardware from scratch
- Demonstrated ability to build and manage teams of engineers and communicate clearly with other disciplines
- Passion for hardware development in fast-paced environments
- US Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status (required to comply with US Government space technology export regulations)
BONUS QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience with photovoltaics
- Experience with Li-ion batteries and management systems
- Experience with magnetics in power electronics
- Radiation effects knowledge
