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Astranis jobs
Astranis designs, builds and operates, in its own words, the world's most advanced high-orbit satellites for sovereign connectivity: small geostationary broadband satellites for countries and operators. It hires in San Francisco.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 185 open jobs at Astranis; their typical pay runs $60.3k to $230k a year, with a median of $100k.
Typical pay, live
Latest Astranis openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:02 UTCManufacturing Engineer, Machining & Additive Associate (Winter 2027) (opens the job details)
Technicians · San Francisco · todayDetails
$1,925/wkSatellite Network Operations Engineer (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · San Francisco · 1d agoDetails
$130,000–$175,000/yrHardware Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · San Francisco · todayDetails
$110,000–$176,000/yrEmbedded Software Developer, Network/Payload Intern (Winter 2027) (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · San Francisco · todayDetails
$29.00/hrTechnical Sourcer (Fixed Term) (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · San Francisco · 1d agoDetails
$100,000–$135,000/yrSenior Opto-Mechanical Engineer (opens the job details)
Mechanical · San Francisco · 3d agoDetails
$145,000–$225,000/yr- $115,000–$175,000/yr
Senior Systems Administrator, USG Program (opens the job details)
Software & IT · San Francisco · 1w agoDetails
$135,000–$205,000/yrProcurement Intern (Winter 2027) (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · San Francisco · 1w agoDetails
$29.00/hrNational Security Capacity Sales Manager (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · San Francisco, CA · 2w agoDetails
$150,000–$225,000/yrDirector, National Security Capacity Sales (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · San Francisco, CA · 2w agoDetails
$150,000–$225,000/yrTeam Lead - Recruiting Coordination (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · San Francisco · 3w agoDetails
$115,000–$140,000/yr
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Astranis at a glance
Astranis designs, builds and operates, in its own words, the world's most advanced high-orbit satellites for sovereign connectivity: small geostationary broadband satellites for countries and operators. It hires in San Francisco.
185 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in Astranis's name?
Astranis's own sites: astranis.com.
What Astranis pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $100k/yr over the 185 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $52k/yr up to $285k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 185 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours).
The top-paying Astranis jobs open now
Every 185, highest pay firstSenior Product Security Engineer (Applications) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · San Francisco · 7mo agoDetails
$180,000–$285,000/yrSenior Software Engineer - Flight Software (opens the job details)
Flight Software · San Francisco · 1y+ agoDetails
$200,000–$280,000/yrSenior RF/Communication Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · San Francisco · 1y+ agoDetails
$170,000–$280,000/yr- $180,000–$250,000/yr
- $180,000–$250,000/yr
The middle half is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top, measured the same way for every list on the site. A posting's range is base salary only: stock, sign-on money and bonuses are extra where a company offers them. The methodology explains how each pay figure is measured and graded.
What Astranis looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Astranis is staffing right now. A posting can ask for more or less (a clearance, a degree, years on hardware), so check the role itself before applying.
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
An electrical or computer engineering degree; harness and board technicians often hold IPC certifications.
A mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles.
An electrical engineering degree with RF or signal-processing work; payload roles often want physics or optics.
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC.
Astranis's disciplines
Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.
Astranis pay by occupation, from its own postings: Sales professional pay.
For the wider picture, open the pay tables for every discipline or the space employers that pay the most.
Astranis sites with openings
A town's page gathers the space roles open there, Astranis's and its neighbours', ranks the busiest employers and points to nearby towns.
Open jobs at Astranis since Jan 2023
How many jobs Astranis's own careers board listed, month by month, counted from the copies the Internet Archive kept of that board, and the same board on 6 Nov 2026. A month with no copy has no point, and each month links to the copy it was counted from.
Jobs on its own careers board
Jan 2023: 70 · low 24 (Jul 2023) · Sep 2026: 112 · today 185
Every month's count
- Jan 2023: 70
- Feb 2023: 65
- Mar 2023: 59
- May 2023: 64
- Jun 2023: 65
- Jul 2023: 24
- Nov 2023: 81
- Dec 2023: 62
- Jan 2024: 68
- Feb 2024: 85
- Mar 2024: 85
- Apr 2024: 97
- May 2024: 125
- Jun 2024: 122
- Jul 2024: 116
- Aug 2024: 107
- Sep 2024: 122
- Oct 2024: 151
- Nov 2024: 142
- Dec 2024: 128
- Jan 2025: 126
- Feb 2025: 106
- Mar 2025: 97
- Apr 2025: 91
- May 2025: 84
- Jun 2025: 78
- Jul 2025: 81
- Aug 2025: 65
- Sep 2025: 98
- Oct 2025: 103
- Nov 2025: 107
- Dec 2025: 132
- Jan 2026: 131
- Feb 2026: 126
- Apr 2026: 122
- May 2026: 135
- Jul 2026: 87
- Aug 2026: 89
- Sep 2026: 112
- 6 Nov 2026: 185 (the board today)
Questions about Astranis
How do I apply to Astranis?
Choose a role below and use its Apply button, which opens that posting on Astranis's careers site; the application goes straight to Astranis. Screening, interviews and any offer happen between you and the company, without us.
What does Astranis pay?
Across the 185 open Astranis jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $60.3k–$230k/yr and the median $100k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $52k/yr and the highest $285k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is Astranis staffing?
Of its 185 openings, the largest groups are programs & business (33), systems, integration & test (29) and avionics & electrical (28).
What does Astranis ask for in program management and business jobs in space?
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background. The exact bar is in each Astranis posting.
How fresh is this list of Astranis roles?
We read Astranis's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Astranis keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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