Electrical Engineer

Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.
We are looking to add a Principal Electrical Engineer to our team.  In this position, you will serve as the organization's foremost authority on engineering design by defining enterprise engineering strategies, advancing technologies, and shaping design architectures across products and platforms. This role contributes to product development by guiding strategic engineering decisions, strengthening engineering capabilities, and advising executive leadership on complex technical initiatives that support long-term business objectives and mission success.

Working cross-functionally with electrical, mechanical, systems, software, manufacturing, integration and test, quality, and program teams, this role will identify and solve technical challenges, operational friction, production yields, and post-delivery anomalies.  The role will also support electrical design, analysis, integration, and verification throughout the product development lifecycle and across all engineering domains.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Working with Engineering Leadership to continously improve company-wide execution and quality of engineering execution along with engineering processes
• Define enterprise engineering strategies, architectures, design methodologies, and technology roadmaps supporting current and future products
• Foster an environment that allows for rapid and agile prototype development.
• Motivate team members engagement and facilitate interdisciplinary communications.
• Guide and mentor development teams in the detailed design of systems, subsystems, subassemblies, critical parts, and FW/SW.
• Establish organizational standards for design practices.
• Remove friction between the functional organizations.
• Shape the organization's most critical engineering initiatives, providing technical leadership and resolving the most complex engineering challenges across multiple programs.  You will be expected to work directly with our design and manufacturing engineers to identify and resolve friction points.