Senior Mechanical Engineer - RF Packaging
Astranis
· San Francisco
· Feb 27, 2026
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.
Responsibilities:
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Complete ownership of product outcomes for spaceflight hardware, with a focus on high frequency active and passive RF and digital electronics
Requirements:
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Senior Mechanical Engineer- RF Packaging
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Develop and define design best practices for future programs
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Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.
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B.S. or M.S in mechanical, electrical, aerospace engineering, or equivalent
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4 - 15+ years of mechanical design or equivalent experience
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3+ years designing, analyzing, and testing active or passive high frequency RF electronics packages. Examples include phased array antenna packaging, SSPAs, waveguide assemblies, feedplanes, filters, RF enclosures, and MUX/DEMUX.
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Familiarity with chip and wire and splitblock construction
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Experience with GD&T and designing for manufacturability
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Demonstrated ability to personally design, evaluate, and procure complex mechanical assemblies with 30-40 components in aerospace or similar
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A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment with hands-on design and development
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A motivated leader who has experience mentoring and supporting junior engineers
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Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
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- Company
- Astranis
- Location
- San Francisco
- Job Type
- Full-time
- Category
- RF / Microwave
- Posted
- Feb 27, 2026
- Source
- Original posting ↗