Principal Electronics Engineer I (Software-Defined Radio)

Roman Health Pharmacy LLC; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A cutting-edge aerospace firm is seeking a Principal Electronics Engineer I focused on Software-Defined Radio. The successful candidate will engage in full-stack hardware development for complex electronics systems, lead design efforts, and mentor engineers. Required qualifications include a BS in Electrical Engineering and 9+ years in board-level design. A collaborative and dynamic environment awaits, ideal for those passionate about aerospace technology.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 9 years in board-level electronics design.
• Expertise in delivering high-speed digital and mixed-signal electronics.
• Extensive lab experience for bring-up and verification of new hardware.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end design of complex electronics modules and systems.
• Lead teams of hardware engineers to develop new products.
• Perform detailed PCB layout in Altium Designer.

Skills

Software-Defined Radio

Electrical Engineering

PCB Layout

Communication Skills

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Ansys SIwave

ADS SIPro

Job description

AtCesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.

We are looking to add a Principal Electronics Engineer Ito our team, with a focus on Software-Defined Radio. If you enjoy working in a startup environment and are passionate about developing leading-edge electronics for satellites, spacecraft, and aerospace systems, we would like to hear from you.

At the Principal level, you will be tasked with full-stack hardware development for complex modules, boxes, and hardware systems. You will have the opportunity to start at concept development and progress through detailed design, analysis, layout, build, test, and delivery, doing hands-on work at each phase. The principal level also includes technical leadership opportunities, gaining responsibility for critical designs and teams of engineers developing new products and systems.

At a small company and a startup, your work will make direct contributions to the success of the business. The work is challenging and impactful, requiring both breadth and depth of technical knowledge. Our products are made for high-reliability space and airborne applications, so designs require high levels of technical rigor while maintaining the agility of a startup environment.

The successful candidate will also present engineering design review materials to our customers and executive team. As such, excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own end-to-end design of complex electronics modules and systems, from concept and architecture through schematic, layout, test, and production.
• Perform detailed design and/or technical guidance and mentorship for software-defined radios (SDR) in space applications. This includes programmable devices such as FPGAs, high-speed digital interfaces such as JESD204C, RF ADC/DAC circuits, and RF front ends for SDR applications.
• Guide the team on designing radiation tolerant SDRs for space applications.
• Work side-by-side with DSP engineers to develop new hardware and modem IP simultaneously.
• Lead SDR test efforts, including design verification testing and planning for production testing.
• Lead teams of hardware engineers to develop new products with multiple electronics modules.
• Provide subject matter expertise in support of digital and mixed-signal hardware development across the company.
• Develop hardware architecture and write hardware requirements for systems of high complexity.
• Perform detailed and complete schematic design for complex boards, ranging from key components to supporting passives.
• Perform detailed PCB layout in Altium Designer for complex boards, often working with a PCB Designer.
• Complete analysis such as worst-case circuit analysis, signal integrity analysis, and power integrity analysis. Guide analysis methodology.
• Develop bring-up plans and design verification plans for new hardware and complex systems.
• Perform bring-up and key verification testing of modules and complex integrated systems, often working with a team to complete validation.
• Release modules and assemblies to production, working with the Manufacturing and Test Engineering teams.
• Mentor junior and senior engineers to build technical understanding and professional development.
• Use strong working knowledge of adjacent fields, such as software and mechanical, to streamline development of complex hardware systems.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or higher in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 9 years of industry or university research experience in board-level electronics design, analysis, and test.
• Deep experience designing SDR hardware for space applications, including worst-case analysis and designing for radiation environments.
• Expertise in delivering high-speed digital and mixed-signal electronics with processors, large FPGAs, SerDes links, and high-speed ADCs.
• Expertise in engineering verification and validation of SDRs.
• Experience owning the design phase of complex board-level electronics and small hardware systems, including architecture design, trade studies, key part selection, and detailed design.
• Multiple experiences delivering hardware products through production and deployment.
• Expertise in PCB layout and manufacturing, including high-density interconnect (HDI) stackup design, IPC standards, and industry best practices.
• Expertise derisking designs with board-level signal integrity and power integrity simulation tools such as Ansys SIwave, ADS SIPro, or Mentor Hyperlynx.
• Strong understanding of adjacent fields, such as software and mechanical, that contributes to judicious design of hardware system architectures and engineering documentation.
• Expert-level proficiency in electronics design tools such as Altium.
• Extensive lab experience for bring-up and verification of new hardware, based on in-depth understanding of specialized lab equipment.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Experience leading teams of hardware engineers to develop multi-module assemblies, including hardware architecture, requirements, and interconnects.

CesiumAstro considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.

Please be aware that many roles will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including new starter’s nationality, any previous or dual nationalities held, place of birth and country of residence may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

Please note: CesiumAstro does not accept unsolicited resumes from contract agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited resumes submitted to our website or to CesiumAstro team members not through our approved vendor list or Talent Acquisition will be considered property of CesiumAstro, and we will not be obligated to pay any referral fees.