Director, Space Systems Solutions & Architecture

CesiumAstro; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health benefits

Retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro in Austin, TX seeks a Director, Solutions/Conceptual Design to lead the architecture team responsible for end-to-end technical solutions for new opportunities.

The role collaborates with Product, Business Development, customers, and Engineering to translate mission needs into complete system architectures, balancing performance, risk, cost, and schedule while driving product strategy and reuse across opportunities.

Qualifications

• 11–15 years of experience in communication systems engineering or related field.
• Experience leading end-to-end system architectures across multiple disciplines.
• Proven track record delivering proposals and customer pursuits.
• Advanced expertise in at least one domain (RF, antennas, DSP, FPGA, or communications software).

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a team of architects delivering complete customer solutions.
• Translate customer needs and CONOPS into architecture, requirements, and proposals.
• Trade studies across antennas, RF, digital processing, and interfaces.
• Align technical strategy with product roadmaps and business goals.
• Ensure architectures balance performance, cost, and schedule.
• Transition architectures from pursuit to execution with clear plans.

Skills

Systems architecture

Technical leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Communications systems

RF/antenna design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree or PhD preferred

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

FPGA design tools

RF/microwave design tools

Job description

CesiumAstro in Austin, TX seeks a Director, Solutions/Conceptual Design to lead the architecture team responsible for end-to-end technical solutions for new opportunities.

The role collaborates with Product, Business Development, customers, and Engineering to translate mission needs into complete system architectures, balancing performance, risk, cost, and schedule while driving product strategy and reuse across opportunities.