Staff Space Component Engineer

Roman Health Pharmacy LLC; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

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Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff Component Engineer to lead EEE parts selection, qualification, and standardization for aerospace programs. You will drive risk mitigation, coordinate with design and reliability teams, and manage NSARs/SCDs in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in component engineering, with experience in satellite constellations and hardware reliability analyses. This role offers growth into technical leadership and broader management responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant prior experience as a component engineer.
• Knowledge of component selection, qualification, screening and derating for military and aerospace.
• Familiar with management of new part requests, part objects, and part attributes in a Product Lifecycle Management System.
• Direct experience with parts plans for high-volume satellite constellations, evaluating parts screening and qualification in the context of high-volume constellation performance.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong desire to change an industry and disrupt incumbent players.
• Sense of urgency, with the ability to work independently under agile development timelines.
• Willingness to learn and work in both a support capacity and as a lead on differing functions.

Responsibilities

• Act as CesiumAstro's technical representative with customers to define testing and qualification requirements for all EEE parts.
• Work all aspects of high-reliability EEE parts selection, standardization, qualification, and performance verification on a growing team.
• Develop a roadmap for state-of-the-art components, working with the engineering design team for an effective product upgrade strategy while balancing cost and schedule
• Provide EEE part expertise and support on aerospace programs, reviewing customer documents and aligning their needs with the company’s product lines.
• Evaluate components for compliance to industry requirements such EEE-INST-002, AEC, TOR, JEDEC, and others.
• Author parts plans and process definition documents for internal and external use.
• Write and review Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) to component-level procurement and test control documents.
• Develop process improvements for streamlined component-level ECOs review and adjudication.
• Experience building relationships with space part suppliers.
• Review screening and test data received from manufacturers and test laboratories for compliance to specifications, purchase order requirements, and program contracts.
• Interface internally with design engineers, reliability engineers, and quality engineers in support of risk mitigation and product development review efforts.
• Prepare Non-Standard Parts Approval Requests (NSPARs) and Source Control Drawings (SCDs).
• Perform bill-of-materials cost analysis, components research and obsolescence mitigation, and supplier audits.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Agile mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff Component Engineer to lead EEE parts selection, qualification, and standardization for aerospace programs. You will drive risk mitigation, coordinate with design and reliability teams, and manage NSARs/SCDs in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in component engineering, with experience in satellite constellations and hardware reliability analyses. This role offers growth into technical leadership and broader management responsibilities.