Senior RF Engineer

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.

About the role

CesiumAstro develops and pioneers 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.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for RF circuits and systems through all phases of the development process.
• Design RF hardware from initial concept through requirements definition, part selection, detailed design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, qualification, and in-orbit support.
• Create block diagrams, detailed schematics, PCB layout and routing, simulations, and test design.
• Present engineering design review materials to customers and executive team.
• Participate in proposal-writing efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science (BS) or Master of Science (MS) degree in Electrical Engineering (EE) from an accredited university or institution.
• Minimum of 5 years of industry experience in design and analysis of RF electronics design, analysis, test, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with professional simulation tools such as CST and ADS, as well as EDA tools such as Altium.
• Hands-on experience with lab instruments such as vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and oscilloscopes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Experience

• MATLAB or other programming languages.
• Aerospace electronics design, development, and qualification.
• Worst-case circuit analysis, failure method and criticality analyses, and reliability analysis.
• Antenna design.
• EMI/EMC design and mitigation techniques.

Benefits

• Company stock options.
• Health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability and retirement plans.