Principal Hardware Engineer

CesiumAstro; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Principal Hardware Engineer I to own end-to-end design of complex electronics modules for satellites and aerospace systems. You will guide architecture, schematic, layout, test and production, while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating across software and mechanical teams.

You will lead multi-module hardware programs, perform worst-case, SI/PI analysis, and present design reviews to customers and the executive team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 9 years of board-level electronics design, analysis and test.
• Experience leading hardware teams and delivering multi-module assemblies.
• Expert use of Altium for detailed schematic and layout.
• Design for space radiation environments.
• Experience designing high-reliability electronics for space/defense.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience bringing hardware to production and deployment.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end hardware design from concept to production.
• Lead hardware teams to develop complex modules and systems.
• Perform worst-case, SI/PI analyses and guide analysis methods.
• Develop bring-up plans and verification testing for new hardware.
• Present design reviews to customers and executive team.
• Collaborate with software and mechanical engineers.

Skills

Schematic design

PCB layout

Team leadership

Communication

Hardware architecture

Signal integrity

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

ADS SIPro

Ansys SIwave

Mentor Hyperlynx

Job description

• At the Principal level, you will be tasked with full-stack hardware development for complex modules 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
• Own end-to-end design of complex electronics modules and systems, from concept and architecture through schematic, layout, test, and production. Products may include high-speed digital, power electronics, and/or RF
• Lead teams of hardware engineers to develop new products with multiple electronics modules
• Provide subject matter expertise in support of 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 Drafter
• 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

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision
• HSA and FSA
• Company stock options
• Life, disability and retirement plans

We are looking to add a Principal Hardware Engineer I to our team. If you are great at what you do, 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

• Strong understanding of adjacent fields, such as software and mechanical, that contributes to judicious design of hardware system architectures
• 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
• Expert-level proficiency in electronics design tools such as Altium
• Direct experience designing high-reliability electronics and small systems for space or defense applications, including part derating, worst-case analysis, and thermal constraints
• Minimum of 9 years of industry or university research experience in board-level electronics design, analysis, and test
• 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
• Expertise derisking designs with board-level signal integrity and/or power integrity simulation tools such as Ansys SIwave, ADS SIPro, or Mentor Hyperlynx
• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or higher in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university
• 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
• Experience leading teams of hardware engineers to develop multi-module assemblies, including hardware architecture, requirements, and interconnects
• Design for space radiation environments