Astranis is a company that designs, builds, and operates advanced satellites for high orbits to provide dedicated, secure communications networks.
<div class="content-intro"><p>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.<br><br>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, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, 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.</p></div><h4>Senior Electrical Reliability Engineer</h4> <p>As Senior Reliability Engineer with Astranis, you will play a critical role in ensuring our spacecraft electronics and systems meet our reliability and availability needs. 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. You’ll ensure that Design for Reliability is at the forefront of our engineering processes.</p> <h4><strong>Role</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Collaborate with a broad and multidisciplinary engineering team to ensure that our spacecraft will operate reliably over their entire mission duration</li> <li>Perform reliability and availability analysis using Reliability Block Diagrams and DFMEA</li> <li>Advise engineers on optimal redundancy architecture</li> <li>Support the engineering and production teams with design reviews, failure analysis and root cause analysis</li> <li>Plan and manage EEE component tests, defining reliability targets, sample sizes, and stress conditions for internal or external test labs</li> </ul> <h4><strong>Requirements</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, physics, materials science, or a related engineering field</li> <li>5+ years of experience as a reliability or electrical engineer</li> <li>4+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: physics of failure, design for reliability, functional safety, or accelerated testing</li> <li>Experience in electrical design, including components, circuits, PCBs, or electronic assemblies</li> <li>Experience in reliability statistics and data analysis</li> <li>Strong analytical skills and ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment</li> <li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills</li> </ul> <p><strong>Bonus</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience performing failure analysis and destructive physical analysis investigations to provide corrective actions and paths to closure</li> <li>Familiarity with manufacturing processes and testing methodologies for electronic components</li> <li>Knowledge of accelerated test profiles for component-level screening and qualification testing</li> </ul> <p> </p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><div><strong>What we offer: </strong></div> <div> </div> <div>All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.</div> <div> </div> <div> <p data-path-to-node="3">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.</p> </div> <div>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.</div></div><div class="title">Base Salary</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$135,000</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$235,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><div><strong>U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required</strong></div> <div>(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))</div> <div> </div> <div>Our mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.</div></div>