Senior RF Design Engineer, Astranis

• BS in electrical engineering, physics, applied physics, or equivalent
• Passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
• 6+ years of experience
• Deep knowledge of fundamental RF concepts, such as RF circuit analysis, amplifier design, noise, linearity, radio architectures, etc
• Hands-on experience in designing, building, and testing RF hardware for microwave frequencies
• Proven completion of product from concept to production
• Experience with RF simulation tools (ADS, Cadence, HFSS, etc)
• Experience with PCB design, layout and simulation (Altium or similar)

Desirable

• As an RF Engineer you will be responsible for design, qualification, and procurement of active RF electronics (frequency converters, SSPAs, LNAs, PLLs, etc) in the RF front end of satellite payloads
• You will work closely with other mechanical, payload systems, electrical, and software engineers to achieve overall system requirements in your designs
• 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
• Be responsible for hardware designs from requirements definition through manufacturing, bring-up, and qualification testing
• Integrate these systems into the spacecraft by working closely with the rest of the team
• Specify, procure, and integrate third party vendor hardware
• Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team