Senior Electrical Engineer Verified today

About the role

CesiumAstro develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and aerospace platforms. We are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Digital/Mixed-Signal Electronics team in a startup environment focused on high-reliability space and airborne applications.

At the Senior level, you will own full-stack hardware development for complex modules and small systems. You will progress from concept development through detailed design, analysis, layout, build, test, and delivery, with hands-on work at each phase. This role introduces technical leadership opportunities, including responsibility for small teams of hardware engineers developing new products and systems.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end design of complex electronics modules and small systems, from concept and architecture through schematic, layout, test, and production.
• Focus on digital and mixed-signal hardware development for space applications including software-defined radios (SDRs), single-board computers (SBCs), and control and telemetry subsystems for phased array antenna payloads.
• Lead small teams of hardware engineers to develop new products with multiple electronics modules.
• Develop hardware architecture and write hardware requirements for systems of moderate complexity.
• Perform detailed schematic design for complex boards using Altium Designer, from key components to supporting passives.
• Perform detailed PCB layout in Altium Designer for complex boards, often working with a PCB Designer.
• Complete board-level and box-level analysis such as worst-case circuit analysis, signal integrity analysis, and power integrity analysis.
• Develop bring-up plans and design verification plans for new hardware and systems.
• Perform bring-up and key verification testing of modules and integrated systems, often working with technicians.
• Release modules and assemblies to production, coordinating with Manufacturing and Test Engineering teams.
• Mentor junior and senior engineers to build technical understanding and professional development.
• Use working knowledge of software and mechanical fields to streamline electronics development.
• Present engineering design review materials to customers and executive team.

What you need

• 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 including signal integrity, FPGAs, ADCs/DACs, and telemetry subsystems.
• Experience owning the design phase of complex board-level electronics, including trade studies, part selection, and detailed design.
• Experience delivering hardware designs through production and deployment.
• 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.
• Proven success in debugging, root cause analysis, and design reviews.
• Strong working knowledge of software and mechanical fields 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+ years of professional electronics design experience.
• Experience leading small teams of hardware engineers to develop multi-module assemblies, including hardware architecture, requirements, and interconnects.
• Expertise in high-speed digital electronics (10+ Gbps SerDes), including signal integrity simulation and lab verification.
• 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.
• Aerospace design experience.

Employment details

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

To conform with United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, conditional residents, asylees, refugees (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.