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CesiumAstro develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Digital/Mixed-Signal Electronics team in Westminster, CO.
The Role
You will own end-to-end design of complex electronics modules and small systems, from concept and architecture through schematic, layout, test, and production. At the senior level, you will lead small teams of hardware engineers developing new products and introduce technical leadership opportunities across the organization.
Your work will span:
- Full hardware architecture and requirements definition for systems of moderate complexity
- Detailed schematic design for complex boards, including key components and supporting passives
- PCB layout in Altium Designer, often collaborating with a PCB Designer
- Board-level and box-level analysis: worst-case circuits, signal integrity, and power integrity
- Bring-up plans and design verification plans for new hardware and systems
- Hands-on bring-up and verification testing, often with a technician
- Release to production and collaboration with Manufacturing and Test Engineering
- Mentorship of junior and senior engineers
- Cross-functional engagement with software and mechanical teams to streamline development
Your focus will be digital and mixed-signal hardware for space applications, including state-of-the-art software-defined radios (SDRs), single-board computers (SBCs), and control and telemetry subsystems for phased array antenna payloads.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in board-level electronics design, analysis, and test
- Significant experience designing electronics with rigor in teams that value thorough analysis and testing
- Expertise in digital and mixed-signal electronics: signal integrity, FPGAs on boards, ADCs/DACs, telemetry subsystems
- Proven ownership of complex board-level electronics design phases, including trade studies, part selection, and detailed design
- Experience delivering hardware designs through production and deployment
- Expert-level PCB layout skills, including high-density interconnect (HDI) stackup design and high-speed routing
- Experience with board-level signal integrity and/or power integrity simulation tools (Ansys SIwave, ADS SIPro, or Mentor Hyperlynx)
- Proven success in debugging, root cause analysis, and design reviews
- Strong working knowledge of software and mechanical design that guides hardware and system design
- Expert-level proficiency in Altium
- Extensive lab experience for bring-up and verification of new hardware
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills
Preferred Experience
- 8 or more years of professional electronics design experience
- Experience leading small teams of hardware engineers to develop multi-module assemblies, including hardware architecture, requirements, make/buy decisions, and interconnects
- Expertise in high-speed digital electronics (10+ Gbps SerDes), including signal integrity simulation, lab verification, SerDes optimization, and high-speed interconnect solutions
- Expertise in software-defined radio (SDR) applications
- Direct experience designing high-reliability electronics for space or defense applications, including part derating, worst-case analysis, and thermal constraints
- Design for space radiation environments
Employment Details
Full-time position. Compensation and benefits determined by role, experience, education, and key skills. Benefits include company stock options, health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability, and retirement plans.
US Person Requirement
To conform with United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, applicants 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.