Staff Electrical Engineer - SATCOM

Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.

The Skylark product line is focused on the rapid design, build, and test ofcutting-edgeactive phased array antennas (AESA) for terrestrial and airborne applications. Current programs span high-power, large-scale ground terminals for missile defense to commercial airline and helicopter connectivity solutions.

We are looking to add a Staff Electrical Engineerour team. If you enjoy working in a startup environment and are passionate about developing electrical systems for leading-edge communications satellites, we would like to hear from you.

In this role, you will own the full lifecycle ofboard-level and system-levelelectronics hardware design and implementation foradvanced RF communication systems. We are seeking adigital-focusedPrincipal Electrical Design Engineer with deepexpertiseinelectrical design andtest, as well as the ability to help drive overall program direction. This position requires strong attention to detail, rigorous design reviews, and a solid understanding of relevant industry standards.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or higher in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in board-level electronics design, analysis, and test.
• Significant experiencedesigning electronics with rigor, in teams that value thorough analysis and testing.
• Expertisein aspects of digital and mixed-signal electronics, such as signal integrity, implementing FPGAs on boards, ADCs/DACs, and telemetry subsystems.
• Experience owning the design phase of complex board-level electronics, including trade studies, key part selection, and detailed design.
• Experience delivering hardware designs through production and deployment.
• Expertisein PCB layout, including high-density interconnect (HDI)stackupdesign and high-speed routing.
• Experience running board-level signal integrity and/or power integrity simulation tools such as AnsysSIwave, ADSSIPro, or MentorHyperlynx.
• Proven success in debugging, root cause analysis, and design reviews.
• Depthin point-of-loadpower converterdesign for digital boards.
• Strong working knowledge of adjacent fields, such as software and mechanical, that guides hardware design and system design.
• Extensive lab experience for bring-up and verification of new hardware.
• Familiarity with EMI/EMC concepts and design to mitigate these effects.
• Understanding ofmilitary and/orDO standards.
• Experience with design qualificationand production lifecycle.
• Has ledsmall teams of hardware engineers to develop multi-module assemblies, including hardware architecture, requirements, make/buy decisions, and interconnects.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Experience with RF design and test equipment.
• Crafting proposals for new business opportunities.

$158,000 - $189,000 a year

CesiumAstro considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills. Full-time employment offers include company stock options and a generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability and retirement plans.

CesiumAstro is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard torace, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.