Unit Lead: Ka-Band AESA Phased-Array Engineer

CesiumAstro; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 158,000 - 189,000; Full time

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Job summary

CesiumAstro in Denver seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead the design, test, and flight qualification of Ka-band AESA payloads. The Unit Lead guides a multidisciplinary team across RF, digital, power, and software to deliver a ready-for-flight box on schedule.

The role requires 8+ years in electronics hardware, expertise in antennas and RF, and strong leadership to interface with customers, PMs, and manufacturing in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 8+ years of engineering experience in electronics hardware development.
• Hands-on experience with active phased array antennas.
• Expertise in antennas and board-level RF electronics.
• Strong familiarity with power/digital support circuitry and design for manufacturability.
• Experience testing active antennas, including measuring EIRP and G/T.
• Leadership experience mentoring multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering practices, requirements flowdown, verification/validation, and configuration management.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to present complex technical information to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the AESA Unit Lead and primary technical point of contact for the box throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Lead end-to-end engineering for the box: architecture, design, prototyping, integration, test, and flight readiness.
• Coordinate a team of RF, digital, power, mechanical, thermal, software, and systems engineers.
• Hold schedule accountability for the box development.
• Develop and review payload control schemes, internal data interfaces, and firmware/software integration.
• Manage flight qualification activities including environmental tests.
• Own transition to volume production including manufacturability and documentation.
• Generate and maintain box-level documentation and design reviews.
• Interface with spacecraft systems engineering, mission assurance, manufacturing, vendors, and test facilities.
• Drive root cause analysis, anomaly resolution, and risk mitigation.
• Communicate status and design decisions to leadership and customers.

Skills

Phased Array

RF Electronics

Leadership

Systems Engineering

Technical Communication

Education

B.S./B.E. in Electrical Engineering

Job description

CesiumAstro in Denver seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead the design, test, and flight qualification of Ka-band AESA payloads. The Unit Lead guides a multidisciplinary team across RF, digital, power, and software to deliver a ready-for-flight box on schedule.

The role requires 8+ years in electronics hardware, expertise in antennas and RF, and strong leadership to interface with customers, PMs, and manufacturing in a fast-paced aerospace environment.