Principal Electronics Engineer II - SATCOM

CesiumAstro; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 158,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company stock options

Health, dental, vision insurance

HSA, FSA

Life and disability insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro in Westminster, Colorado, is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer II to lead the lifecycle of electronics hardware design for advanced RF communication systems. The candidate must possess a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and at least 11 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include ensuring design integrity, facilitating rigorous design reviews, and delivering hardware designs through production. The role offers a salary between $158,000 - $190,000 annually, plus a benefits package including stock options, health plans, and retirement benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 11 years of relevant experience in board-level electronics design.
• Experience with detailed design and delivering hardware through production.
• Strong working knowledge of adjacent fields like software and mechanical.

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of board-level and system-level electronics hardware design.
• Drive overall program direction and contribute to design of RF communication systems.
• Conduct rigorous design reviews and ensure adherence to industry standards.

Skills

Board-level electronics design

Digital and mixed-signal electronics

Signal integrity

PCB layout

Debugging and root cause analysis

Team leadership

EMI/EMC design

Experience with RF design and test equipment

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Ansys SIwave

ADS SIPro

Mentor Hyperlynx

Job description

Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

We are looking to add a Principal Electrical Engineer II to our team. If you enjoy working in a startup environment and are passionate about developing electrical systems for leading‑edge communications satellites, we would like to hear from you.

In this role, you will own the full lifecycle of board‑level and system‑level electronics hardware design and implementation for advanced RF communication systems. The position requires strong attention to detail, rigorous design reviews, and a solid understanding of relevant industry standards. You will help drive overall program direction and contribute to the design of digital and mixed‑signal electronics.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or higher in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 11 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 on boards, 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 (HDI) 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.
• Depth in point‑of‑load power converter design for digital boards.
• Strong working knowledge of adjacent fields, such as software and mechanical, that guides hardware design and system design.
• Extensive lab experience for bring‑up and verification of new hardware.
• Familiarity with EMI/EMC concepts and design to mitigate these effects.
• Understanding of military and/or Department of Defense standards.
• Experience with design qualification and production lifecycle.
• Has led small teams of hardware engineers to develop multi‑module assemblies, including hardware architecture, requirements, make/buy decisions, and interconnects.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Experience with RF design and test equipment.
• Crafting proposals for new business opportunities.

BENEFITS

Full‑time employment offers include company stock options and a generous benefits package, including health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability, and 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.

Salary: 158,000 - 190,000 USD a year