Jobs at CesiumAstro

Build candidate pipelines and execute full-cycle recruiting for aerospace, engineering, manufacturing, support, and executive roles. Partner with hiring managers to define requirements, source and assess technical candidates, manage requisitions, conduct interviews, recommend candidates, negotiate offers, and develop creative sourcing and networking strategies in a fast-paced startup environment.

Leads advanced mechanical engineering across satellite, UAV, launch vehicle, and airborne-platform programs. Develops mechanical systems, structures, mechanisms, and assemblies; directs structural, thermal, tolerance, manufacturability, verification, qualification, and validation activities. Resolves complex technical issues, guides root-cause investigations and engineering changes, supports manufacturing and supplier evaluations, improves reliability and quality, advances engineering methods, and mentors engineers across multiple programs.

Leads the corporate accounting function, overseeing general ledger operations, financial close, reconciliations, consolidations, reporting, internal controls, accounting policies, and audit activities. Manages accounting teams and develops organizational capabilities while evaluating complex accounting matters and ensuring GAAP or IFRS compliance. Partners with senior leadership and cross-functional teams on financial reporting, process improvements, automation, SEC reporting, SOX controls, and the integrity of corporate financial data.

Lead and mentor a software engineering team developing aerospace mission-critical systems. Oversee technical planning, SDLC, integration, IV&V, configuration management, Agile/DevOps practices, cross-disciplinary collaboration, recruiting, performance management, and continuous process improvement to meet program requirements and schedules.

Leads the architecture, design, simulation, verification, integration, and production release of spacecraft power electronics. Designs DC-DC converters, inverters, motor drives, power management circuits, magnetics, and filters; performs reliability, stress, worst-case, FMEA, and power integrity analyses; leads board bring-up and qualification testing; supports manufacturing; mentors engineers; and leads a small engineering team.

Leads complex IT projects involving infrastructure, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, networking, and enterprise systems. Develops project plans, coordinates technical resources and vendors, manages schedules, dependencies, risks, milestones, and deliverables, and facilitates design reviews, testing, deployments, and production cutovers. Partners with IT, cybersecurity, infrastructure, business, and leadership teams to resolve execution challenges, manage scope changes, ensure operational readiness, and transition completed solutions to support teams.

Lead assigned program execution by managing plans, schedules, milestones, resources, costs, risks, documentation, and deliverables. Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, finance, product management, business development, and customers. Support customer communications, program reviews, contract requirements, production readiness, proposal transitions, and continuous process improvement while monitoring technical, schedule, cost, and quality performance.

Leads functional, integration, qualification, and acceptance testing for complex aerospace and communications hardware systems. Develops verification plans, test procedures, instrumentation strategies, and automated test configurations; directs test execution; analyzes data and investigates failures; validates corrective actions; manages laboratory equipment and calibration; and documents results. Collaborates across electrical, mechanical, RF, software, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams while ensuring configuration control, ESD, FOD, and AS9100 compliance.

Leads complex, high-value programs from strategic planning through production, delivery, and lifecycle support. Oversees cost, schedule, technical, quality, contractual, financial, and customer objectives while managing risks and cross-functional teams. Serves as the primary customer interface, leads executive and milestone reviews, coordinates contract execution and production readiness, and improves program governance, reporting, processes, and operational performance.

Leads complex aerospace and space technology programs from planning through delivery. Develops execution strategies, schedules, budgets, performance metrics, and risk mitigation plans while coordinating Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, Product Management, Business Development, and customers. Serves as the primary customer interface, leads program reviews and executive briefings, manages contractual and financial performance, and drives continuous improvement across program management processes and governance.

Leads complex, high-value aerospace and space technology programs from planning through production, delivery, and lifecycle support. Manages integrated schedules, budgets, risks, contracts, customer relationships, performance metrics, and cross-functional teams. Serves as the primary customer interface, conducts executive and milestone reviews, drives mitigation strategies, and improves program governance and execution processes while aligning customer commitments with business objectives.

Leads end-to-end integration, verification, and validation of satellite communication payloads. Responsibilities include defining requirements and modem configurations, designing test systems and lab infrastructure, executing verification tests, analyzing RF and mixed-signal measurements, debugging system-level issues, developing automation, and providing technical leadership and mentorship.

Owns company travel and expense compliance, including government per diem and lodging requirements, Ramp policy administration, expense reviews, and employee guidance. Supports FP&A through budgeting, forecasting, variance and trend analysis, financial reporting, planning tools, and process improvements. Partners with finance, accounting, operations, and program management to strengthen controls, forecasting accuracy, and business visibility.

Leads configuration management personnel and oversees configuration identification, baselines, engineering change control, status accounting, audits, traceability, and product data integrity across aerospace product lifecycles. The role manages configuration resources, evaluates technical and change impacts, administers PLM/ERP/MES workflows, and ensures alignment among as-designed, as-built, and delivered configurations while partnering with engineering, quality, manufacturing, supply chain, and program teams.

Leads a digital and mixed-signal hardware engineering team developing high-performance electronics for aerospace communication systems. Oversees architecture, design reviews, debugging, manufacturing transition, quality, reliability, design reuse, and production scalability. Builds and mentors a distributed team of 8–12 engineers, manages staffing and budgets, establishes engineering standards and processes, and collaborates across product, program, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and operations teams.

Leads an RF hardware engineering team developing phased arrays, RF front-ends, beamforming networks, and software-defined radios. Oversees architecture, design reviews, debugging, manufacturing transition, quality, reliability, design reuse, and production scalability. Builds and mentors an 8–12-person distributed team, manages staffing and budgets, establishes engineering standards, and partners across product, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and operations.

Leads commercial business development, sales, marketing, customer relationships, market analysis, opportunity capture, proposal development, and revenue growth for aerospace telecommunications electronics. Develops market and technology strategies, identifies new opportunities, supports R&D roadmaps, engages government and DoD customers, and leads strategic campaigns, teaming, pricing, and winning proposals.

Leads the architecture, modeling, simulation, integration, validation, and verification of advanced communication systems for satellite, UAV, launch vehicle, and airborne platforms. Develops performance models, conducts link analysis and trade studies, resolves complex integration issues, guides engineering changes, and establishes repeatable modeling and simulation processes. Collaborates with multidisciplinary engineering and program teams, leads technical reviews and investigations, prepares engineering documentation, and promotes systems engineering best practices.

Supports the design, modeling, simulation, integration, verification, and testing of satellite and airborne communication systems. Performs link analysis, performance evaluation, trade studies, requirements and interface development, simulation analysis, troubleshooting, root-cause investigations, and technical documentation. Collaborates with multidisciplinary engineering and program teams throughout the product lifecycle while improving modeling workflows, automation, system performance, and engineering processes.

The Senior Technical Sourcer develops targeted sourcing strategies and candidate pipelines for specialized aerospace, defense, engineering, software, and manufacturing roles. Responsibilities include talent mapping, passive candidate outreach, technical screening, market and compensation analysis, pipeline reporting, and advising recruiters and hiring managers. The role requires expertise in sourcing tools, ATS/CRM systems, aerospace and defense talent markets, and security-clearance hiring considerations.