Senior RF Design 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.
Responsibilities:
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Design, simulate, implement, and measure active and passive RF sub-systems at microwave frequencies, including; SSPAs, LNAs, power amplifiers, up/down converters, oscillators, filters, etc.
Requirements:
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Senior RF Design Engineer
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Integrate these systems into the spacecraft by working closely with the rest of the team
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Specify, procure, and integrate third party vendor hardware
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Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team
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BS in electrical engineering, physics, applied physics, or equivalent
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Passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
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6+ years of experience
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Deep knowledge of fundamental RF concepts, such as RF circuit analysis, amplifier design, noise, linearity, radio architectures, etc
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Hands-on experience in designing, building, and testing RF hardware for microwave frequencies
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Proven completion of product from concept to production.
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Experience with RF simulation tools (ADS, Cadence, HFSS, etc)
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Experience with PCB design, layout and simulation (Altium or similar)
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- Company
- Astranis
- Location
- San Francisco
- Job Type
- Full-time
- Category
- RF / Microwave
- Posted
- Feb 27, 2026
- Source
- Original posting ↗