Senior Staff Electrical Engineer - SATCOM

CesiumAstro•Westminster, CO

2d•$184,000 - $225,000

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. The Skylark product line is focused on the rapid design, build, and test of cutting-edge active 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 Senior Staff Electrical Engineer our 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 of board-level and system-level electronics hardware design and implementation for advanced RF communication systems. We are seeking a digital-focused Principal Electrical Design Engineer with deep expertise in electrical design and test, 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.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or higher in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
Minimum of 12 years of relevant experience in board-level electronics design, analysis, and test.
Expertise in aspects of digital and mixed-signal electronics, such as signal integrity, implementing FPGAs on boards, ADCs/DACs, and telemetry subsystems.
Expertise in PCB layout, including high-density interconnect (HDI) stackup design and high-speed routing.
Experience running board-level signal integrity and/or power integrity simulation tools such as Ansys SIwave, ADS SIPro, or Mentor Hyperlynx.
Depth in point-of-load power converter design for digital boards.
Familiarity with EMI/EMC concepts.
Understanding of military and/or DO standards.
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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Own the full lifecycle of board-level and system-level electronics hardware design and implementation for advanced RF communication systems.
Drive overall program direction.
Deliver hardware designs through production and deployment.
Lead small teams of hardware engineers to develop multi-module assemblies, including hardware architecture, requirements, make/buy decisions, and interconnects.
Design electronics with rigor, in teams that value thorough analysis and testing.
Own the design phase of complex board-level electronics, including trade studies, key part selection, and detailed design.
Debug, perform root cause analysis, and conduct design reviews.
Guide hardware design and system design with a strong working knowledge of adjacent fields, such as software and mechanical.
Perform bring-up and verification of new hardware in the lab.
Design to mitigate EMI/EMC effects.
Manage design qualification and production lifecycle.