Senior Staff Electrical Engineer – Spacecraft FlatSat Lead

Airbus Ventures; Westminster, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 184,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Generous benefits package incl. health

Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Staff Electrical Engineer to architect, build, and manage the FlatSat infrastructure, aligning flight hardware, software, and ground systems to mirror the spacecraft mission. The FlatSat acts as a comprehensive, end-to-end integration environment for rapid development and risk reduction.

The role leads technical direction, configuration management, and cross-functional coordination across flight software, hardware, RF, payload, and ground teams to enable thorough

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Aerospace, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• 15 years of experience in spacecraft integration, systems engineering, or hardware/software test environments.
• Hands-on experience with satellite subsystems and avionics.
• Strong understanding of spacecraft power, communications, command & data handling, and ground interfaces.
• Experience designing or supporting hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) or integration testbeds.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and system diagrams.
• Proven ability to operate in fast-paced, evolving technical environments.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture, configuration, and roadmap for the FlatSat environment.
• Develop system-level integration plans covering flight hardware, avionics, software, and ground interfaces.
• Ensure FlatSat accurately represents mission configuration and operational scenarios.
• Establish infrastructure to support full mission simulations and end-to-end testing.
• Design and sometimes build custom GSE and test interfaces.
• Oversee mechanical, electrical, and network integration of FlatSat hardware.
• Define power, comms, data handling, and environmental support architecture.
• Ensure maintainability, scalability, and reliability of the FlatSat system.
• Plan and execute system integration campaigns.
• Coordinate across flight software, hardware, RF, payload, and ground teams.
• Enable regression testing, mission rehearsals, anomaly reproduction, and validation testing.
• Drive configuration management and documentation discipline.
• Establish procedures for safe operations, access control, and hardware handling.
• Manage upgrades and configuration changes as flight hardware evolves.
• Track risks, integration issues, and system limitations.
• Support design reviews, test readiness reviews, and mission readiness reviews.

Skills

Satellite subsystems

Avionics

Spacecraft power

Ground interfaces

Schematics reading

Fast-paced environments

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field

Tools

Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)

Integration testbeds

GSE design/construction

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Staff Electrical Engineer to architect, build, and manage the FlatSat infrastructure, aligning flight hardware, software, and ground systems to mirror the spacecraft mission. The FlatSat acts as a comprehensive, end-to-end integration environment for rapid development and risk reduction.

The role leads technical direction, configuration management, and cross-functional coordination across flight software, hardware, RF, payload, and ground teams to enable thorough