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Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe - large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military.\nWith 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.\nAstranis 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.\nTeam Lead, Avionics - Vehicle Electronics\nAs 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.\nRole\nDirectly manage and grow a team of junior and senior electrical engineers\nCollaborate with a broad and multidisciplinary team to define the spacecraft compute, networking, and power distribution requirements and architectures\nOversee the design, build, and implementation of our in-house hardware and systems\nManage a detailed schedule to ensure that our hardware development is in sync with the overall program schedule\nDrive hardware design, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board bring-up, and debugging\nOwn the technical relationship with third-party component suppliers to ensure our vendors provide robust and performant solutions\nSupport in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team\nSupport the production and mission operations teams on the build and in-flight use of our component hardware\nDrive the growth of the avionics components team through recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-expanding team\nRequirements\nB.S. or higher in electrical or computer engineering, or similar technical degree\n5+ years of professional experience with fast-paced product design cycles\n5+ years of board level experience designing electronics hardware from concept through to production\nA passion for hardware development & fostering teamwork in a fast-paced environment\nDemonstrated ability to design, build, and test hardware, hands-on, from scratch\nDemonstrated ability to build and manage teams of engineers and communicate clearly with other disciplines\nStrong analog/mixed-signal circuit design skills\nUS Citizenship or Green Card\nBonus\n5+ years of experience with designing and implementing signal conditioning, sensors, electro-mechanical actuators, power switches, embedded computers, or such hardware.\nExperience with FPGAs, Microcontrollers, and communication schemes (RS-485, SPI, Ethernet, I2C)\nStrong understanding of C, C++, or Python\nRadiation effects knowledge\nEnvironmental test experience\nWhat we offer:\nAll our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.\nBase 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.\nAstranis 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.\nBase Salary\n$160,000 - $210,000 USD\nU.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required\n(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))\nOur mission and products are built for everyone, regardless of gender, race, creed, or background. 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