RF Communication System Architect Verified today

CesiumAstro develops pioneering communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We seek a highly skilled Communication Systems Architect to define complete, differentiated solutions for customer missions and new business pursuits.

You will serve as the primary technical owner, translating mission and customer needs into end-to-end architecture spanning antennas, RF electronics, digital processing, communications algorithms, firmware, software, and system interfaces. You will lead technical solution development from early customer engagement through capture, proposal, contract definition, and transition to execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical solutions as primary architect for customer pursuits, from mission needs through architecture, requirements, proposal, and execution.
• Define communication system architectures covering antennas and apertures, RF front ends, frequency conversion, data conversion, digital processing, beamforming, modems, waveforms, firmware, software, networking, and external system interfaces.
• Apply deep expertise in a core technical discipline while integrating informed decisions across other engineering domains required for complete system delivery.
• Translate mission objectives, CONOPS, performance needs, and constraints into differentiated technical solutions working directly with customers and Business Development.
• Lead system-level trade studies across performance, SWaP, cost, schedule, technical maturity, risk, scalability, product reuse, and Make/Buy alternatives.
• Identify opportunities to leverage existing products and technologies, influence future product capabilities, and determine where new development is required.
• Develop technical solutions for pursuits, providing architecture, requirements, technical approach, trades, risks, development strategy, and content for proposals and presentations.
• Define system-level requirements, interfaces, performance allocations, verification approaches, and preliminary designs to establish credible technical baselines.
• Partner with Product Development, Assurance, and Program Management on Statements of Work, requirements, technical deliverables, development plans, and Make/Buy strategies.
• Serve as technical bridge from pursuit to execution, ensuring engineering teams understand architecture, requirements, key trades, risks, and technical rationale.
• Guide multidisciplinary engineering teams across RF, antenna, digital, FPGA, software, mechanical, systems, integration, and test disciplines.
• Communicate complex architectures, technical decisions, performance trades, and risks to customer technical leaders, executives, and engineering teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related technical discipline.
• 15+ years of experience developing complex communication systems, products, or payloads with demonstrated progression into system architecture or technical leadership roles.
• Deep technical expertise in at least one communications domain: communication theory and signal processing, waveforms or modem design; RF and microwave systems and electronics; antennas, phased arrays, and beamforming; high-speed digital, FPGA, DSP, or digital communications architectures; or embedded, networking, or communications software.
• Demonstrated experience architecting or technically leading multidisciplinary systems beyond primary area of expertise.
• Experience translating customer or mission objectives into system architectures, technical requirements, and executable engineering solutions.
• Demonstrated experience leading customer-facing technical discussions, design reviews, proposals, or new-business pursuits.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with space, airborne, defense, or other high-reliability communication systems, particularly involving satellite communications, phased arrays, software-defined radios, digital beamforming, advanced waveforms, or integrated communication payloads.
• Experience taking architectures beyond concept development into detailed design, integration, verification, qualification, and deployment.
• Recognized depth in a technical specialty combined with demonstrated ability to operate as an end-to-end system architect and technical leader.

Full-time employment offers company stock options and benefits including health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability, and retirement plans.

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, refugee, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State to conform with United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations.