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Astranis Space Technologies

Power Electronics Team Lead

Astranis Space Technologies, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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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 $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

Power Electronics Team Lead As the Team Lead for the Power Electronic Engineering Team you will play a critical role in building and leading a team of Power Electronics engineers. 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.

Role

Directly manage and grow a team of junior and senior power engineers

Collaborate with a broad and multidisciplinary team to define the spacecraft power requirements and architectures

Oversee the design, build, and implementation of the power converters and systems

Manage a detailed schedule to ensure that our power converters and systems development is in sync with the overall program schedule

Drive power converter design, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board bring-up, and debugging

Support in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team

Support the production and mission operations teams on the build and in-flight use of our power converter hardware

Drive the growth of the power team through recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-expanding team

Requirements

B.S. or higher in electrical engineering, or similar technical degree

5+ years of professional experience with fast-paced product design cycles

5+ years of board level experience designing power electronics hardware from concept through production

A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development

Demonstrated ability to design, build, and test hardware from scratch

Demonstrated ability to build and manage teams of engineers and communicate clearly with other disciplines

US Citizenship or Green Card

Bonus

Experience with photovoltaics

Experience with Li-ion batteries and management systems

Experience with magnetics in power electronics

Radiation effects knowledge

What we offer:

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.

Base pay is a single component of Astranis's total rewards package, which may also include equity in the form of incentive stock options, high quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance benefits, flexible PTO, 401(K) retirement, and free on-site catered meals.

Astranis 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.

$145,000 - $200,000 USD

U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

(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)).

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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