Senior RF/Communication Systems Engineer
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.
Requirements:
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Senior RF/Communication Systems Engineer
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Lead R&D efforts for new radio features / technologies / custom components
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Work closely with many design teams, including RF, Antenna, digital hardware, FPGA, mechanical, thermal
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Communications related signal processing algorithm design and test
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Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.
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Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
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7+ years of experience
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Strong fundamentals in "signals and systems" and digital communications
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Familiar with hardware components and their associated impairments / limitations
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Comfortable working in the lab, testing radio hardware, using signal generator, signal analyzer, network analyzer, oscilloscope, etc
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Proven ability to triage and debug issues discovered in testing
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Comfortable developing software (Python, and some C/C++)
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- Company
- Astranis
- Location
- San Francisco
- Job Type
- Full-time
- Category
- RF / Microwave
- Posted
- Feb 27, 2026
- Source
- Original posting ↗