Staff FPGA Operations Project Engineer

CesiumAstro•El Segundo, CA

About The Position

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff FPGA Operations Project Engineer to lead the planning, coordination, and execution of complex engineering operations initiatives that support FPGA development. The role independently contributes to engineering effectiveness by identifying and resolving operational challenges while supporting quality, efficiency, and schedule objectives. The position works cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, program management, and operations teams. It builds and implements repeatable engineering workflows, supports user training, and enables broader adoption across disciplines. The role also provides project engineering and operations guidance for design, process, and technical reviews; engineering investigations; customer meetings; product development; onboarding; training; and process improvement activities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field and 8–12 years of relevant experience; or a master's degree and 6–8 years; or a PhD and 3–5 years.
Relevant experience in project engineering, systems engineering, product development, program execution, or a related discipline.
In-depth knowledge of engineering principles, development workflows, and project engineering methodologies.
Advanced understanding of project planning, scheduling, technical coordination, engineering change processes, risk management, product lifecycle management (PLM), process improvement, and change management.
Comprehensive knowledge of engineering documentation, workflow design, process implementation, tool integration, project controls, and systems integration.
Knowledge of cross-functional engineering collaboration, quality systems, user requirements, and engineering operations.
Strong understanding of technical leadership, engineering lifecycle management, and organizational project management practices.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Experience with project management and scheduling software such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or equivalent applications.
Experience with engineering documentation and collaboration tools such as GitLab, Jama, Jira, Confluence, or equivalent applications.
Must meet U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, or refugee (protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Responsibilities

Establish project plans, schedules, resource requirements, and execution strategies for complex engineering operations initiatives.
Define project engineering approaches by evaluating workflow requirements, engineering priorities, schedules, risks, and resource constraints.
Lead coordination of operational deliverables, process improvements, cross-functional activities, and project reviews.
Lead development and implementation of engineering workflows, tool integrations, infrastructure coordination, and process documentation.
Evaluate engineering data, technical documentation, workflow metrics, and team feedback, and direct solutions that improve engineering effectiveness.
Validate process changes, corrective actions, risk mitigation activities, and operational deliverables supporting technical and business objectives.
Serve as the engineering operations project lead, coordinating engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, program management, and operations teams.
Develop project plans, technical reports, process documentation, status updates, and performance metrics to support operational decisions.
Provide project engineering and operations guidance for design reviews, process reviews, technical reviews, engineering investigations, customer meetings, product development activities, onboarding, training, and process improvement activities.
Establish engineering operations best practices, planning methodologies, repeatable execution processes, and performance measures across FPGA development.
Evaluate project management methods, engineering workflows, resource planning, and execution strategies to identify opportunities for improvement.
Drive initiatives that enhance project execution, technical coordination, schedule performance, communication, engineering workflows, tool adoption, and engineering effectiveness.