Principal Hardware Engineer I
Principal Hardware Engineer I
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21-04-2025
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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 outofthebox communication systems for satellites UAVs launch vehicles and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and crossfunctional work environment which allows us to learn develop and engage across our organization. If you are looking for handson interactive and autonomous work CesiumAstro is the place for you.
We are looking to add a Principal Hardware Engineer Ito our team. If you are great at what you do enjoy working in a startup environment and are passionate about developing leadingedge electronics for satellites spacecraft and aerospace systems we would like to hear from you.
At the Principal level you will be tasked with fullstack hardware development for complex modules and hardware systems. You will have the opportunity to start at concept development and progress through detailed design analysis layout build test and delivery doing handson work at each phase. The Principal level also includes technical leadership opportunities gaining responsibility for critical designs and teams of engineers developing new products and systems.
At a small company and a startup your work will make direct contributions to the success of the business. The work is challenging and impactful requiring both breadth and depth of technical knowledge. Our products are made for highreliability space and airborne applications so designs require high levels of technical rigor while maintaining the agility of a startup environment.
The successful candidate will also present engineering design review materials to our customers and executive team. As such excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own endtoend design of complex electronics modules and systems from concept and architecture through schematic layout test and production. Products may include highspeed digital power electronics and/or RF.
- Lead teams of hardware engineers to develop new products with multiple electronics modules.
- Provide subject matter expertise in support of hardware development across the company.
- Develop hardware architecture and write hardware requirements for systems of high complexity.
- 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 often working with a PCB Drafter.
- Complete analysis such as worstcase circuit analysis signal integrity analysis and power integrity analysis. Guide analysis methodology.
- Develop bringup plans and design verification plans for new hardware and complex systems.
- Perform bringup and key verification testing of modules and complex integrated systems often working with a team to complete validation.
- Release modules and assemblies to production working with the Manufacturing and Test Engineering teams.
- Mentor junior and senior engineers to build technical understanding and professional development.
- Use strong working knowledge of adjacent fields such as software and mechanical to streamline development of complex hardware systems.
JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or higher in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
- Minimum of 9 years of industry or university research experience in boardlevel electronics design analysis and test.
- Direct experience designing highreliability electronics and small systems for space or defense applications including part derating worstcase analysis and thermal constraints.
- Experience owning the design phase of complex boardlevel electronics and small hardware systems including architecture design trade studies key part selection and detailed design.
- Multiple experiences delivering hardware products through production and deployment.
- Expertise in PCB layout and manufacturing including highdensity interconnect (HDI) stackup design IPC standards and industry best practices.
- Expertise derisking designs with boardlevel signal integrity and/or power integrity simulation tools such as Ansys SIwave ADS SIPro or Mentor Hyperlynx.
- Strong understanding of adjacent fields such as software and mechanical that contributes to judicious design of hardware system architectures.
- Expertlevel proficiency in electronics design tools such as Altium.
- Extensive lab experience for bringup and verification of new hardware based on indepth understanding of specialized lab equipment.
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
- Experience leading teams of hardware engineers to develop multimodule assemblies including hardware architecture requirements and interconnects.
- Design for space radiation environments.
CesiumAstro considers several factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities a candidates work experience education/training and key skills. Fulltime employment offers include company stock options and a generous benefits package featuring health dental vision HSA FSA life and retirement plans.
CesiumAstro is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard torace color religion sex national origin disability protected Veteran Status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.
Please note: CesiumAstro does not accept unsolicited resumes from contract agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited resumes submitted to our website or to CesiumAstro team members not through our approved vendor list or Talent Acquisition will be considered property of CesiumAstro and we will not be obligated to pay any referral fees.
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