Mechanical Engineer, Electronics Packaging & RF Components
About the role
Mechanical Engineer focused on Electronics Packaging and RF Components at Astranis. Design, analyze, build, and test space-grade electronics enclosures and RF housings, collaborating across mechanical, thermal, electrical, and RF domains throughout the hardware lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Design, analyze, build, and test space-grade electronics enclosures, RF housings, and PCBA mounts.
- Implement effective RF isolation and EMI shielding techniques, including gasketing, cavity design, and precision machining interface controls.
- Collaborate closely with RF, Electrical, and Systems engineering teams to develop requirements for mechanical constraints, connector interfaces, signal integrity, and environmental loads.
- Integrate electronics units into the spacecraft design, developing procedures to optimize assembly, wire routing, and thermal interface material application.
Qualifications
- B.S. or M.S in mechanical, aerospace engineering or equivalent
- 2+ years of experience in mechanical design with a focus on electronics packaging, RF packaging, or enclosure design.
- Proficiency in mechanical 3D CAD (e.g., SolidWorks, NX, or Creo).
- Strong fundamentals in mechanical design, structural design, and thermal management for PCBAs and their enclosures.
- Practical knowledge of RF isolation techniques and EMI/EMC mitigation strategies in mechanical enclosures.
- Experience with GD&T, tolerance analysis, engineering drawings, and design for manufacturability.
- Hands-on experience with hardware prototyping, thermal interface materials, precision machining, and assembly processes.
Skills
Benefits
- All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.
- Base pay is $110,000—$160,000 USD.
- 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.
About Astranis
Advanced satellites for high orbits.
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, 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.
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