Staff FPGA Operations Project Engineer Verified today

About the role

CesiumAstro develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We are seeking a Staff FPGA Operations Project Engineer to lead the planning, coordination, and execution of complex engineering operations initiatives supporting FPGA development.

You will independently contribute to engineering effectiveness by identifying and resolving operational challenges, supporting quality, efficiency, and schedule objectives. Working cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, program management, and operations teams, you will build and implement repeatable engineering workflows, support user training, and enable broader adoption across disciplines.

Key responsibilities

• Establish project plans, schedules, resource requirements, and execution strategies supporting 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 the development and implementation of engineering workflows, tool integrations, infrastructure coordination, and process documentation.
• Evaluate engineering data, technical documentation, workflow metrics, and team feedback to 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 multiple teams across the organization.
• Develop project plans, technical reports, process documentation, status updates, and performance metrics supporting operational decisions.
• Support design reviews, process reviews, technical reviews, engineering investigations, customer meetings, product development, onboarding, training, and process improvement activities by providing project engineering and operations guidance.
• 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.

Required experience and qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field with 8-12 years of experience, Master's degree with 6-8 years of experience, or PhD with 3-5 years of experience in project engineering, systems engineering, product development, program execution, or related discipline (electrical, computer, aerospace, software, industrial, mechanical, manufacturing, biomedical, human factors, systems engineering, engineering management, information systems, operations research, applied mathematics, or data analytics).
• 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.

Employment details

Full-time position based in El Segundo, CA. Full-time offers include company stock options and benefits package including health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability, and retirement plans.

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