Senior Ground Station Systems Engineer
Astranis · San Francisco ·
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Full time
- Category
- Software engineering
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Visa sponsorship
- No
- Company size
- 201-500
- Salary
- USD 180,000 – 240,000 / year
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Astranis is hiring a Senior Ground Station Systems Engineer in San Francisco to design, deploy, and operate satellite ground station architectures (antennas, RF chains, modems, networking, M&C) for commercial and U.S. Government programs, including link budget analysis, systems documentation, and technical proposal support. Core focus: RF/satcom ground systems and systems engineering; DSP/FPGA ski
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.
Astranis is seeking a Senior Ground Station Systems Engineer to support the design, development, deployment, and operation of satellite ground systems across both commercial and U.S. Government programs. This role combines technical engineering with proposal and capture support, requiring an individual who can bridge customer requirements, system architecture, and implementation.
The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of RF communications, satellite ground infrastructure, and systems engineering principles, along with experience contributing to technical proposals, cost estimates, and customer-facing solution development. Experience with modem architectures or waveform development is highly desirable.
This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys both developing satellite ground systems and shaping the technical solutions that win new business.
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.
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