
Akash Systems makes satellite communications hardware that delivers higher efficiency and smaller, lighter RF transmitters for small satellites. The company designs and manufactures energy-efficient RF power amplifiers and CubeSats using proprietary gallium nitride (GaN)-on-diamond wafers to improve thermal dissipation and reduce size, weight, and power. Its products combine advanced semiconductor materials engineering with space-grade hardware design, targeting satellite manufacturers, spacecraft integrators, and space communications providers. Akash operates as a hardware-focused B2B company producing components and complete small-satellite systems for the low-Earth orbit market. The technology addresses growing demand for compact, power-efficient payloads across commercial and government satellite programs.

Akash Systems makes satellite communications hardware that delivers higher efficiency and smaller, lighter RF transmitters for small satellites. The company designs and manufactures energy-efficient RF power amplifiers and CubeSats using proprietary gallium nitride (GaN)-on-diamond wafers to improve thermal dissipation and reduce size, weight, and power. Its products combine advanced semiconductor materials engineering with space-grade hardware design, targeting satellite manufacturers, spacecraft integrators, and space communications providers. Akash operates as a hardware-focused B2B company producing components and complete small-satellite systems for the low-Earth orbit market. The technology addresses growing demand for compact, power-efficient payloads across commercial and government satellite programs.
Role Description
The Engineering Project Manager is responsible for the tracking of one-to-several engineering or development projects and is expected to contribute technically to one or more of the projects. Responsibilities include real-time tracking of projects via dashboards, experiment design and analysis, and ensuring alignment within and between project teams. Ideal candidates excel at organizing and tracking multiple technical tasks, managing complexity, solving problems, working well both independently and with others, designing and contributing to experiments, and driving rigor in results.
This is a full-time, on-site role located in Emeryville/Oakland, CA.
Qualifications
Work Authorization
Akash Systems does not sponsor or take over sponsorship for employment visas for this role (e.g., H‑1B, O‑1, TN, F‑1/OPT, etc.). Eligible candidates are U.S. citizens or U.S. lawful permanent residents.