RF Hardware Associate (Winter 2027) Verified today
RF Hardware Associate (Winter 2027)
Join Astranis for a 12-week salaried Associate Engineer position. This role is for candidates who have completed a bachelor's degree. You will work on hardware projects of equal importance and difficulty to those assigned to full-time engineers, with the opportunity to see your designs and tests fly to space on Astranis satellites.
Role
- Design, simulate, implement, and measure passive and active RF sub-systems at microwave frequencies, including LNAs, power amplifiers, up/down convertors, filters, and oscillators
- Integrate these systems into the spacecraft by working closely with the rest of the team
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, physics, applied physics, or related technical field
- Deep knowledge of basic RF concepts such as transmission lines, impedance matching, filter design, and active RF circuits
- Hands-on experience designing, building, and testing RF hardware for microwave frequencies
- Experience with RF simulation tools (ADS or HFSS)
- Experience taking RF measurements with spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and network analyzers
- Passion for hardware development and working in a fast-paced environment
Bonus Skills
- Antennas and electromagnetics propagation knowledge
- Software Defined Radios (SDR) experience
- PCB design using Altium or similar tools
- Python or other object-oriented programming languages
- Automating RF measurements
Compensation
Base salary: $1,925 per week.
Requirements
U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status required to comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations.