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CAD Engineer

AstranisSan Francisco🇺🇸United StatesPosted 10 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

As a CAD Engineer at Astranis, you'll contribute to groundbreaking satellite technology, shaping components for advanced spacecraft and expanding humanity's reach into space. This role is perfect for innovative problem-solvers eager to develop novel designs within complex systems, offering a unique opportunity to grow your career with a leading company in the aerospace industry. Apply today to be part of this exciting mission!

Quick Overview

Salary
$105k - $130k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Location
San Francisco, United States
Posted
5 days ago
CADSolidWorks

Job Description

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 products are built for everyone, regardless of gender, race, creed, or background. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we invite all people to join our team and bring their unique perspectives to make us stronger.
 

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