Team Lead, Avionics - Vehicle Electronics

Astranis
San Francisco, CA
On-site

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience leading hardware design teams in aerospace.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with leadership experience in spacecraft hardware design and a proven track record in fast-paced engineering environments.
    — “5+ years of professional experience with fast-paced product design cycles”
  • Individuals who have managed teams of electrical engineers and driven technical supplier relationships.
    — “Directly manage and grow a team of junior and senior electrical engineers”
  • Candidates with hands-on experience in designing and testing electronics hardware from scratch for high-performance applications.
    — “Demonstrated ability to design, build, and test hardware, hands-on, from scratch”

Things to consider

  • U.S. citizenship or Green Card is mandatory due to export regulations.
    — “U.S. Citizenship or Green Card”
  • The role involves managing hardware development in sync with overall program timelines.
    — “Manage a detailed schedule to ensure that our hardware development is in sync with the overall program schedule”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in managing full hardware development cycles and team leadership in your resume and interviews.
    — “Drive hardware design, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board bring-up, and debugging”
  • Emphasize your ability to foster collaboration across technical disciplines in your application materials.
    — “Demonstrated ability to build and manage teams of engineers and communicate clearly with other disciplines”
  • Showcase your analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills as a core competency in your resume and portfolio.
    — “Strong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • managing a team of engineers
  • designing and implementing hardware systems
  • overseeing the development of spacecraft components
Typical background
electrical engineering degree5+ years of professional experience in hardware development

Skills & requirements

Required

Electrical EngineeringBoard Level ExperienceTeam ManagementHardware DevelopmentAnalog/mixed-signal Circuit Design

Preferred

FPGAMicrocontrollerCommunication SchemesRadiation Effects KnowledgeEnvironmental Test Experience

Stack & domain

Electrical EngineeringComputer EngineeringHardware DevelopmentTeam ManagementAnalog/mixed-signal Circuit DesignFpgasMicrocontrollersCommunication SchemesCC++PythonRadiation EffectsEnvironmental TestLeadershipCommunicationTeamworkProblem-solvingSatellite CommunicationsSpacecraft Design

About the role

Original posting from Astranis via Greenhouse

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. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization.

Astranis has raised over $1.2 billion from some of the world’s best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint, and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

Team Lead, Avionics - Vehicle Electronics

As the Team Lead for the Avionics - Vehicle Electronics team, you will play a critical role in building and leading a team of engineers that own the compute, networking, and power distribution systems within our spacecraft. You’ll support the team in pushing the boundary of what is possible in a geo-synchronous spacecraft design and enable performance in space that has not been realized to date.

Role

Directly manage and grow a team of junior and senior electrical engineers

Collaborate with a broad and multidisciplinary team to define the spacecraft compute, networking, and power distribution requirements and architectures

Oversee the design, build, and implementation of our in-house hardware and systems

Manage a detailed schedule to ensure that our hardware development is in sync with the overall program schedule

Drive hardware design, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board bring-up, and debugging

Own the technical relationship with third-party component suppliers to ensure our vendors provide robust and performant solutions

Support in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team

Support the production and mission operations teams on the build and in-flight use of our component hardware

Drive the growth of the avionics components team through recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-expanding team

Requirements

B.S. or higher in electrical or computer engineering, or similar technical degree

5+ years of professional experience with fast-paced product design cycles

5+ years of board level experience designing electronics hardware from concept through to production

A passion for hardware development & fostering teamwork in a fast-paced environment

Demonstrated ability to design, build, and test hardware, hands-on, from scratch

Demonstrated ability to build and manage teams of engineers and communicate clearly with other disciplines

Strong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills

US Citizenship or Green Card

Bonus

5+ years of experience with designing and implementing signal conditioning, sensors, electro-mechanical actuators, power switches, embedded computers, or such hardware.

Experience with FPGAs, Microcontrollers, and communication schemes (RS-485, SPI, Ethernet, I2C)

Strong understanding of C, C++, or Python

Radiation effects knowledge

Environmental test experience

What we offer: 

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.

Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.

Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.Base Salary$160,000—$210,000 USDU.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

Our mission and products are built for everyone, regardless of gender, race, creed, or background. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we invite all people to join our team and bring their unique perspectives to make us stronger.

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