CesiumAstro is hiring a Principal Electronics Engineer I for our Digital/Mixed-Signal Electronics team. In this role, you will be responsible for full-stack hardware development of complex modules and small systems for satellites, spacecraft, and aerospace systems, leading projects from concept through production.
What You'll 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 for space applications, including software-defined radios, single-board computers, and control 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 requirements for systems of moderate complexity.
- Perform detailed schematic design and PCB layout in Altium Designer for complex boards.
- Complete board-level and box-level analysis, including worst-case circuit analysis, signal integrity, and power integrity analysis.
- Develop bring-up and verification plans, and perform testing of modules and integrated systems.
- Release modules and assemblies to production, collaborating with Manufacturing and Test Engineering teams.
- Mentor junior and senior engineers to build technical skills and support professional development.
- Use working knowledge of adjacent fields, such as software and mechanical, to streamline electronics development.
What We're Looking For
- A Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or higher in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
- A minimum of 9 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 aspects of digital and mixed-signal electronics, such as signal integrity, implementing FPGAs, ADCs/DACs, and telemetry subsystems.
- Experience owning the design phase of complex board-level electronics, including trade studies, key part selection, and detailed design.
- Experience delivering hardware designs through production and deployment.
- Expertise in PCB layout, including high-density interconnect 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 adjacent fields, such as software and mechanical, that guides hardware and system design.
- Expert-level proficiency in electronics design tools such as Altium.
- Extensive lab experience for bring-up and verification of new hardware.
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
Nice to Have
- 8+ years of professional electronics design experience.
- Experience leading small teams of hardware engineers to develop multi-module assemblies, including hardware architecture, requirements, and make/buy decisions.
- Expertise in high-speed digital electronics (e.g., 10+ Gbps SerDes), including signal integrity simulation, lab verification, SerDes optimization, and high-speed interconnect solutions.
- Expertise in software-defined radio 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.
Technical Stack
- Altium Designer
- Ansys SIwave
- ADS SIPro
- Mentor Hyperlynx
Team & Environment
You will be part of the Digital/Mixed-Signal Electronics team, with responsibility for leading small teams of hardware engineers. CesiumAstro offers a dynamic, cross-functional work environment characterized by hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work with a passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking team.
Benefits & Compensation
- Company stock options
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- HSA
- FSA
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Retirement plans
CesiumAstro is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
