Senior Electrical Engineer – Space Hardware, Full-Stack

CesiumAstro; Melbourne (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health benefits

Retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead full-stack hardware development for high‑reliability space electronics. You’ll progress from concept through schematic, layout, test and production, owning FPGA, processor and mixed‑signal circuits.

In a startup environment, you’ll collaborate across software, mechanical, and customers, delivering robust designs with rigorous documentation. In this role you’ll mentor junior engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 5 years in board-level electronics design, analysis and test.
• Experience in high-reliability space/defense electronics, including derating and thermal constraints.
• Experience owning the design phase of circuits or boards, including trade studies and part selection.
• Experience delivering subcircuit or board designs to production and deployment.
• Experience performing complex PCB layout, HDI, high-speed digital or power electronics.
• Proficiency with Altium and lab bring-up verification.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end design of electronics modules, from concept and architecture through schematic, layout, test, and production.
• Own the digital and mixed-signal portions of complex RF electronics, such as phased array control circuitry.
• Design circuits with FPGAs, processors, microcontrollers, and other complex programmable targets.
• Design mixed-signal electronics ranging from software-defined radios to telemetry subsystems.
• 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, sometimes working with a PCB Designer.
• Complete analysis such as worst-case circuit analysis, signal integrity analysis, and power integrity analysis.
• Develop bring-up plans and design verification plans for new electronics modules.
• Perform bring-up and key verification testing of modules, often working with a technician to complete validation.
• Release modules to production, working with the Manufacturing and Test Engineering teams.
• Mentor junior engineers to build technical understanding and professional development.
• Use working knowledge of adjacent fields, such as software and mechanical, to streamline development of electronics modules.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Signal integrity

Communication skills

Mentoring

Lab experience

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Ansys SIwave

ADS SIPro

Mentor Hyperlynx

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead full-stack hardware development for high‑reliability space electronics. You’ll progress from concept through schematic, layout, test and production, owning FPGA, processor and mixed‑signal circuits.

In a startup environment, you’ll collaborate across software, mechanical, and customers, delivering robust designs with rigorous documentation. In this role you’ll mentor junior engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and