AESA Unit Lead: Ka-Band Phased Array Engineer

Roman Health Pharmacy LLC; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

HSA

FSA

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a highly skilled Principal Electrical Engineer to lead the design, development, integration, test, and flight qualification of advanced spaceborne payloads. The Unit Lead (Responsible Engineer) will guide Ka-band AESA product development and serve as the primary technical contact across the program lifecycle.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team of RF, digital, power, mechanical, thermal, software, and systems engineers, manage schedule and risk, and drive transition to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 9+ years of engineering experience in electronics hardware development.
• Hands-on experience with active phased array antennas and RF electronics.

Responsibilities

• Serve as AESA Unit Lead and primary technical contact for the box throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Lead end-to-end engineering for the box, including architecture, design, prototyping, integration, test, environmental qualification, and flight readiness.
• Coordinate and direct a multidisciplinary team of RF, digital, power, mechanical, thermal, software, and systems engineers to ensure timely technical execution.
• Maintain schedule accountability for the box development.
• Develop and review payload control schemes, internal data interfaces, command & telemetry architecture, and firmware/software integration as needed.
• Manage all flight qualification activities, including environmental tests, margin assessment, and final acceptance testing.
• Own the transition to volume production, including manufacturability, testability, and customer-facing documentation.
• Generate and maintain box-level documentation: requirements, ICDs, block diagrams, test plans, verification matrices, risk registers, and design reviews.
• Interface with spacecraft systems engineering, mission assurance, manufacturing, vendors, and test facilities.
• Driver root cause analysis, anomaly resolution, and risk mitigation throughout development and test campaigns.
• Communicate status, technical trades, risks, and design decisions to internal leadership and external customers.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

RF electronics

Systems engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AESA hardware

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a highly skilled Principal Electrical Engineer to lead the design, development, integration, test, and flight qualification of advanced spaceborne payloads. The Unit Lead (Responsible Engineer) will guide Ka-band AESA product development and serve as the primary technical contact across the program lifecycle.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team of RF, digital, power, mechanical, thermal, software, and systems engineers, manage schedule and risk, and drive transition to