Jobs at CesiumAstro

Manage supplier qualification, Approved Supplier List governance, due diligence, compliance, performance monitoring, risk assessment, and operational reporting. Analyze supplier, procurement, inventory, and performance data; develop scorecards, dashboards, governance workflows, and corrective-action processes. Partner cross-functionally with sourcing, quality, engineering, compliance, manufacturing, operations, and enterprise systems teams to improve supplier reliability, continuity, data accuracy, and supply chain effectiveness.

Designs and develops board-level RF electronics and phased-array communication systems for aerospace and space platforms. Responsibilities span requirements definition, circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout, simulation, testing, qualification, manufacturing support, and in-orbit support. The role also involves design reviews, customer and executive presentations, proposal writing, and troubleshooting using RF laboratory equipment.

Leads the Solutions and Conceptual Design organization, developing end-to-end communication system architectures for customer pursuits and strategic opportunities. Oversees communication systems architects, translates mission needs into executable solutions, leads architecture trades and technical strategy, supports proposals and capture decisions, and ensures clean transition into engineering execution. Shapes product roadmaps, establishes architecture standards, manages technical risks, and mentors senior technical leaders.

Leads strategic sourcing, category management, supplier selection, negotiations, and long-term supply agreements across development and production programs. Establishes sourcing priorities, manages and develops sourcing teams, evaluates supplier capabilities and risks, directs make-or-buy and dual-source strategies, and strengthens supply continuity. Partners with procurement, engineering, finance, program management, supplier quality, and executive leadership to improve cost competitiveness, capacity, supplier performance, and operational execution.

Leads program formation from solution architecture through proposal, contract definitization, and execution transition. Establishes scope, requirements, cost, schedule, staffing, risk, resource, supplier, and execution baselines for complex technical programs. Partners across Product, Engineering, Finance, Contracts, Supply Chain, Business Development, and Program Management to translate architectures into executable plans, support product reuse and roadmap strategy, drive proposals and Make/Buy decisions, ensure program readiness, and resolve risks before execution.

Leads the Applications Engineering organization and serves as the technical interface between customers, Product, Engineering, and Business Development. The role drives customer product adoption from evaluation through integration, testing, deployment, and operational support. Responsibilities include translating customer feedback into product requirements and roadmap priorities, supporting technical pursuits, developing documentation and scalable integration solutions, resolving system issues, and building a high-performing customer-facing engineering team.

Lead the architecture, design, analysis, verification, delivery, and on-orbit support of satellite Command and Data Handling systems. Responsibilities include subsystem architecture, interfaces, make-buy trades, vendor coordination, hardware testing, qualification, acceptance testing, cross-functional collaboration, and technical communication with leadership. The role requires hands-on spacecraft electrical engineering experience and supports high-volume communication satellite development.

Designs, analyzes, verifies, and delivers satellite Command and Data Handling avionics subsystems. Responsibilities include subsystem architecture, interfaces, make-buy trades, vendor coordination, design verification and environmental testing, hardware delivery, cross-functional collaboration, leadership communications, and on-orbit support.

Leads complex FPGA engineering operations initiatives, including project planning, scheduling, workflow development, process improvement, tool integration, risk mitigation, technical coordination, and cross-functional execution. Partners with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, program management, and operations teams to improve engineering effectiveness, documentation, training, adoption, schedule performance, and operational consistency.

Supports company financial planning through budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial modeling, program controls, EVMS, proposal cost development, profitability analysis, investment planning, executive reporting, and dashboard development. Partners cross-functionally with finance, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, sales, and other departments to consolidate forecasts and guide strategic decisions during high growth.

Leads end-to-end high-speed mixed-signal and DSP ASIC development from architecture and microarchitecture through RTL, verification, synthesis, backend integration, silicon bring-up, lab testing, and production release. Responsibilities include analog IP integration, asynchronous clock-domain design, timing analysis, DFT, customer communications, program and people management, and collaboration across engineering, sales, and marketing.

Leads advanced mechanical engineering across multiple aerospace and space technology programs. Develops mechanical systems, structures, mechanisms, and assemblies; conducts structural, thermal, tolerance, and design analyses; and leads verification, qualification, validation, and testing. Guides root-cause investigations, engineering changes, manufacturing and supplier evaluations, and technical reviews. Serves as a senior technical resource, mentors engineers, and advances engineering methods, manufacturability, reliability, quality, and product performance.

Lead spacecraft power electronics development from architecture and trade studies through circuit design, simulation, PCB layout, verification, integration, production release, and manufacturing support. Design and analyze DC-DC converters, power management circuits, filters, and control systems; perform reliability, worst-case, stress, and FMEA analyses. Lead testing, board bring-up, qualification campaigns, and production acceptance. Mentor engineers and support innovation in satellite and space power systems.

Leads the architecture, design, simulation, testing, integration, qualification, and production release of power electronics for spacecraft payloads. Designs converters, inverters, motor drives, power management circuits, magnetics, and filters; performs reliability, worst-case, stress, FMEA, and power integrity analyses; develops verification plans; leads board bring-up and system testing; mentors engineers and leads project execution.

Design and develop power electronics hardware for spacecraft payloads and space power systems. Responsibilities include power architecture definition, trade studies, circuit design, simulation, PCB layout, verification, integration testing, troubleshooting, and manufacturing support. The role requires experience with DC-DC converters, control theory, laboratory instrumentation, schematic capture, PCB tools, and electronics simulation. Preferred experience includes power magnetics, power integrity, wide-bandgap semiconductors, control-loop characterization, and Python or MATLAB for testing and data processing.

Lead complex, high-value aerospace and space technology programs from planning through delivery. Develop execution strategies, schedules, performance metrics, and governance processes; manage cost, schedule, technical, quality, contractual, financial, and operational risks; and coordinate cross-functional teams. Serve as the primary customer interface for program reviews, executive briefings, and contractual discussions. Drive production readiness, customer delivery, continuous improvement, and alignment with organizational and business objectives.

Leads advanced mechanical engineering across multiple products and manufacturing programs. Designs and evaluates mechanical systems, structures, mechanisms, and assemblies; performs structural, thermal, tolerance, and manufacturability analyses; and leads verification, qualification, validation, and testing. Guides root-cause investigations, engineering changes, technical reviews, supplier evaluations, and corrective actions. Serves as a technical resource, mentors engineers, and advances engineering methods, standards, reliability, quality, and product performance.

Leads FPGA verification, debugging, qualification, and validation for aerospace and space-based hardware. Develops verification plans, reusable UVM environments, testbenches, and automated testing approaches. Evaluates simulation results, timing, reliability, and engineering risks; performs failure analysis and root-cause investigations; supports design reviews, customer meetings, hardware integration, and engineering changes. Provides technical leadership to improve FPGA performance, product quality, maintainability, and mission reliability.

Leads the structural and thermal design, analysis, testing, and development of launch vehicle components and systems. Oversees subsystem development from concept through flight, prepares CAD and technical documentation, supports qualification and mission operations, investigates anomalies, and mentors engineering teams. The role requires expertise in FEA, thermal simulation, aerospace hardware testing, systems engineering, and launch vehicle structures, with cross-functional collaboration across mechanical, aerospace, and controls engineering teams.

Summer interns support analog and power electronics development for space and military products. Responsibilities include power supply design, simulation, PCB development, laboratory characterization, testing, troubleshooting, and data processing. Interns work alongside experienced engineers on active programs and technology development projects.