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Salary: USD 120,000 - 145,000 / 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 a Radiation Effects Engineer, you will drive the electrical survivability of spacecraft by analyzing, designing, and testing robust electronic systems optimized for harsh aerospace environments. This hands-on role combines circuit design, component validation, and radiation mitigation expertise.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting electrical architecture and design of fault-tolerant systems for radiation environments
- Participating in electrical design, schematic capture, PCB layout reviews, hardware bring-up, and laboratory testing
- Coordinating and executing electrical radiation testing campaigns to upscreen COTS and automotive-grade components
- Developing fault-tolerant systems and operations into spacecraft in collaboration with cross-functional teams
- Assisting in recruiting and hiring additional team members
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Nuclear Engineering with electronics focus
- Hands-on experience in electrical circuit design, prototyping, and troubleshooting in fast-paced environments
- Strong foundation in electrical design principles including component selection, power distribution, and signal integrity
- Direct experience analyzing, designing, and testing electronic circuits for radiation effects
- Experience testing and debugging complex analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits using standard lab equipment
- Experience engineering fault-tolerant, high-reliability electrical hardware architectures
- US Citizenship or Green Card required (space technology export compliance)
Bonus qualifications include experience with space or high-radiation environments, semiconductor physics, radiation test facility configuration, and ECAD tools (Altium Designer) or MCAD (Solidworks).
Astranis offers competitive compensation including base salary, significant equity via stock options, company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and on-site catered meals.
