Radiation Effects - Team Lead

Astranis • San Francisco

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.

Radiation Effects Team Lead

As a Radiation Effects – Team Lead, you will play a critical role in ensuring the reliability and resilience of our satellites in space, while leading and growing a high-performing team.

Role:

Lead and mentor a team of Radiation Effects Engineers, setting technical direction and guiding execution.
Develop and own Astranis’s long-term strategy for radiation effects analysis, testing, and mitigation.
Oversee simulation and modeling of space radiation environments in GTO, GEO, and other higher orbits.
Direct radiation testing campaigns, including component up-screening, characterization, and failure analysis.
Partner with Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, and Reliability teams to ensure spacecraft-level resilience.
Establish and improve processes for radiation analysis, documentation, and test execution.
Stay hands-on with technical work—supporting analysis, running test campaigns, and reviewing designs.
Represent the team in cross-functional reviews and communicate results, risks, and recommendations to leadership.
Recruit, onboard, and develop new team members to scale Astranis’s radiation engineering capability.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering, electrical engineering, physics, or a related field.
Proven industry experience in radiation effects on electronics, including TID, SEE, and charging.
Strong technical expertise in circuit testing, system reliability, and spacecraft design.
Hands-on experience with modeling, simulation, and radiation test execution.
Demonstrated leadership experience—managing engineers, mentoring teammates, and guiding projects.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to align cross-functional stakeholders.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. (U.S. citizen or Green Card holder).

Bonus:

Graduate degree (MS/PhD) in a relevant field.
Familiarity with ECAD/MCAD tools (e.g., Altium, SolidWorks).
Prior experience coordinating radiation test campaigns at external facilities.

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.

Base Salary

$170,000—$220,000 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))

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.

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