engineering
Posted Apr 30Communications/DSP Associate Engineer (Fall 2026)
at Astranis
San Francisco, United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- Design signal processing for custom software defined radio hardware (ex. channelization, equalization, PA linearization, gain control, carrier synchronization, symbol mapping, framing, channel coding/FEC, etc)
- Model the end-to-end radio system from earth to space, and back.
- Drive radio architecture trade studies, run link budgets, optimize the radio system for maximum performance for dozens of markets and use cases around the world Requirements
Requirements
- Work closely with FPGA developers to implement and test the signal processing on radio hardware
- Strong fundamentals in "signals and systems" (basic transforms, filters, aliasing, analysis in both continuous and discrete domains, interpolation, decimation, etc)
- Strong fundamentals in digital communications (modulation, coding, synchronization, fading, doppler, multiple access, channel capacity, etc)
- experience writing software for DSP, MCU, and/or FPGA,
- experience in one or more scripting languages)
- Experience working with signal generator, signal analyzer, network analyzer, oscilloscope, etc
- Experience with software defined radios •
- Experience with Python •
- Experience with GNU Radio •
Benefits
- 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 has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs.
- US Citizenship or Green Card
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria. Bonus •
- Experience with FPGA development (and/or embedded C) The base salary for this position is $1,925 per week.
- Base Salary $1,925 — $1,925 USD U.S.