RF Hardware Engineering Manager — Aerospace Systems

Airbus Ventures; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking an Engineering Manager, RF Hardware to lead a growing team responsible for high‑performance RF electronics for our satellite communications systems. You will guide architecture, reviews, mentorship, and production handoff while staying close to design details.

The initial team will include ~8–12 engineers across Austin, Westminster, and El Segundo, with a focus on scalable, repeatable production and platform reuse.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering is required.
• 9+ years of direct board-level RF hardware engineering experience, aerospace preferred.
• 2–5 years of small-team technical leadership or engineering management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain technical integrity and engineering excellence for RF electronics development.
• Establish and scale engineer-friendly RF hardware development processes and standards.
• Provide detailed technical review and mentorship through architecture and design reviews.
• Occasionally contribute directly to RF designs to close gaps in high-risk programs.
• Lead or support complex debug efforts involving RF electronics.
• Ensure RF hardware designs are buildable and testable at scale using DFM and DFT.
• Drive handoff from engineering to manufacturing with cross-functional collaborators.
• Ensure designs meet quality, reliability, and aerospace production standards.
• Partner with Supply Chain to ensure component availability and cost awareness.
• Drive design reuse and platform commonality across products.

Skills

RF hardware leadership

Board-level RF design

Altium PCB layout

RF simulation tools

Mentoring engineers

Cross-functional leadership

DFM & DFT

PathWave System Design

Genesys RF Synthesis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

PathWave System Design

RF Synthesis (Genesys)

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking an Engineering Manager, RF Hardware to lead a growing team responsible for high‑performance RF electronics for our satellite communications systems. You will guide architecture, reviews, mentorship, and production handoff while staying close to design details.

The initial team will include ~8–12 engineers across Austin, Westminster, and El Segundo, with a focus on scalable, repeatable production and platform reuse.