# CAD Engineer

**Astranis**

- **Location:** San Francisco
- **Workplace:** On-site
- **Salary:** $105K–$130K
- **Clearance:** None required
- **Eligibility:** US person or protected individual
- **Export control:** ITAR/EAR controlled
- **Visa:** Not specified
- **Discipline:** Engineering
- **Seniority:** Mid
- **Posted:** 2024-03-22

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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, 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.

#### **CAD Engineer**

As an Astranis CAD Engineer you will design, develop, configure, and maintain spacecraft components and assemblies like bracketry, harnesses, propulsion manifolds, and waveguides. You must have a strong problem-solving background, an enthusiasm for novel design, and designing in complex systems. Experience with spacecraft is a benefit but is not required.

#### Role

- Model and draw components, structures, and manifolds for the spacecraft and its supporting structures

- Works with the management of top-level spacecraft assemblies in CAD, as well as create and maintain BOMs in the transfer to production

- Check and review engineering drawings

- Develop, ideate, and document considerate practices that enable good and efficient design

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

#### Requirements

- 1-3 years of experience in a design role

- Experience with SolidWorks

- Experience with GD+T and engineering drawings

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

#### Bonus

- Expertise of SolidWorks and PDM Administration

- Experience with design of complex assemblies and components

- Experience in the design of spaceflight components and/or vacuum compatible systems

- Experience with surface modeling

**What we offer: **

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

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.

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$105,000—$130,000 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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