Principal RF Engineer I

CesiumAstro • Westminster, CO

84d • $150,000 - $200,000

About The Position

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 as a Principal RF Engineer I. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in board-level and system-level RF electronics design. If you enjoy working in a startup environment and are passionate about developing leading-edge phased arrays for satellites, spacecraft, and aerospace systems, we would like to hear from you. In this position, you will be responsible for RF circuits, modules, and systems through all phases of the development process. The ideal candidate will be proficient in board-level schematic design and PCB layout of RF circuits, system-level communications concepts such as link budgets and modulation schemes, and end-to-end RF product development. The work will include many aspects of phased array communication systems, including RF front ends, frequency converters and synthesizers, filters, beamformers, power dividers, and phased array antennas. As a principal hardware team member, you will be responsible for RF system and hardware designs from initial concept through requirements definition, architecture definition, part selection, detailed design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, qualification, and in-orbit support of Cesium's products. Hardware design tasks will include block diagrams, detailed schematics, PCB layout and routing, simulations, and test design. Principal Engineers also serve as technical and professional mentors in their field and may be given the opportunity to lead company programs. The successful candidate will also present engineering design review materials to our customers and executive team, as well as participate in proposal-writing efforts. As such, excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering (EE) from an accredited university or institution.
• Minimum of 9 years of industry experience in design and analysis of RF electronics and systems.
• Expert-level proficiency in professional simulation tools such as CST and ADS, as well as EDA tools such as Altium.
• Extensive hands-on experience with lab instruments such as vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and oscilloscopes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Python or other programming languages.
• Aerospace electronics design, development, and qualification.
• Experience in worst-case circuit analysis, failure method and criticality analyses, and reliability analysis.
• Antenna design experience.
• EMI/EMC design and mitigation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for RF circuits, modules, and systems through all phases of the development process.
• Proficient in board-level schematic design and PCB layout of RF circuits.
• Work on system-level communications concepts such as link budgets and modulation schemes.
• Engage in end-to-end RF product development.
• Design RF front ends, frequency converters and synthesizers, filters, beamformers, power dividers, and phased array antennas.
• Responsible for RF system and hardware designs from initial concept through requirements definition, architecture definition, part selection, detailed design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, qualification, and in-orbit support.
• Create block diagrams, detailed schematics, PCB layout and routing, simulations, and test design.
• Serve as technical and professional mentors in the field.
• Present engineering design review materials to customers and executive team.
• Participate in proposal-writing efforts.

Benefits

• Company stock options.
• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Retirement plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees