Astranis Electrical Engineer- SDR Hardware at Astranis responsible for designing, qualifying, and testing custom software defined radios. Collaborate closely with RTL, Comms, and RF designs to develop radio systems for payload and TTC systems.
Responsibilities
Design and test ultra high speed digital data systems
Work with state of the art FPGAs and data converters
Design and lay out PCBs to implement these systems
Test and validate full radio signal chain
Integrate these systems into the spacecraft by working closely with the rest of the team
Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates
Qualification
A passion for hardware developmentExperience with high-density PCB designDon't meet them all? Not a problem
Required
B.S. or M.S. in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent technical degree
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
Experience with Altium or similar EDA tools
Experience with high-density PCB design
Strong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills
Experience designing high speed clock trees
Comfortable working with full RF signal chain
Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
Experience using state of the art wideband programmable data converters
Familiarity with radio nonidealities (HD, IMD, IQ imbalance, gain ripple, group delay distortion)
Familiarity with high speed SERDES protocols (double bonus: JESD204B)
Preferred
Experience using state of the art wideband programmable data converters
Familiarity with radio nonidealities (HD, IMD, IQ imbalance, gain ripple, group delay distortion)
Familiarity with high speed SERDES protocols (double bonus: JESD204B)
Experience with RF test + measurement equipment
Experience with digital communications theory and measurement
Experience with Python for measurement automation and data analysis
