Senior Communication Systems Engineer Verified today
About the Role
CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Communication Systems Engineer to lead communication systems development for satellites, spacecraft, and aerospace platforms. You will serve as the technical point of contact for communication programs, developing space architecture concepts, subsystem designs, and payload architectures from concept through implementation.
What You Will Do
- Evaluate customer and operational needs to define requirements and assure compatibility of all physical, functional, and program interfaces
- Develop space architecture concepts, subsystem design, and payload design
- Lead requirements development, analysis, and decomposition across systems
- Design high-level software and hardware system architecture
- Develop concept of operations (CONOPS) and risk assessment strategies
- Support verification planning and test execution
- Participate in development of system engineering processes for requirements management, flow down, and traceability
- Perform risk analysis and develop mitigation strategies
- Identify and resolve issues that may impede engineering team progress
- Coordinate activities across multidiscipline engineering teams
- Foster a culture of efficiency and continuous improvement within programs
What You Need
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
- Minimum 5 years of experience with emphasis on space-based communication payloads
- Background and practical experience in antenna and RF systems
- Experience with at least one scripting language and one programming language
- Experience working with product and component developers and vendors providing critical system functionality
- Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills
- Proficiency with requirements management tools such as DOORS or Jama
- Ability to define work direction, track milestones, and demonstrate progress on large open-ended projects
- Ability to work well under pressure and with multifunctional teams
Employment Details
Full-time position based in Austin, TX. CesiumAstro offers company stock options and benefits including health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability, and retirement plans.
Eligibility
To conform with United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, conditional residents, asylees, or refugees (as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.