Jobs at CesiumAstro

Supports mechanical design of aerospace and spacecraft products from concept through in-orbit support. Responsibilities include electronics packaging, CAD, thermal management, mechanical simulations, FEA, shock and vibration analysis, spacecraft interfaces, manufacturing, testing, qualification, and design reviews. The role requires collaboration with electrical engineers and application of GD&T, DFM/DFMA, CNC manufacturing, EMI/EMC mitigation, and engineering documentation practices.

Test Engineer Interns support electronics laboratory testing for satellite and aerospace systems. Responsibilities include executing functional, signal integrity, and power converter tests; assembling test setups; supporting test architectures and fixtures; troubleshooting production issues; analyzing test data; and assisting with inspections, quality control, and root cause analysis. Interns also present findings to peers, mentors, and leadership.

Develop FPGA circuits and systems throughout design, verification, testing, validation, and deployment. Work includes HDL designs for high-speed serial interfaces, data streams, digital processing cores, multiple clock domains, and management interfaces. The role also involves laboratory testing and may support digital signal processing, board-level hardware design, aerospace qualification, and reliability analysis.

Develops spacecraft electrical hardware at the PCB level, translating requirements into reliable board designs. Owns board development from design through production and supports subsystem definition, spacecraft integration, troubleshooting, and lifecycle activities. Performs trade studies, uses laboratory test equipment, creates block diagrams, and collaborates cross-functionally. Preferred work includes circuit simulation, power and signal integrity analysis, microcontroller or FPGA systems, programming, and EMI/EMC mitigation.

Manufactures and industrializes electronic assemblies for satellites and aerospace platforms. Responsibilities include DFM analysis, process optimization, solder chemistry selection, defect and root-cause analysis, nonconformance and corrective action management, supplier reviews, cost analysis, configuration management, and process documentation. The engineer collaborates with manufacturing, engineering, program management, and contract manufacturers to improve reliable, scalable production.

Manages CNC machining operations, personnel, production scheduling, tooling, equipment utilization, quality, safety, and delivery objectives. Coordinates with engineering, quality, supply chain, and operations teams to resolve manufacturing issues, monitor performance, develop employees, and improve machining processes. Ensures compliance with engineering drawings, GD&T, manufacturing procedures, quality systems, regulatory requirements, and company policies while driving continuous improvement, productivity, cost, and operational excellence.

Produces and formats presentation slides, templates, diagrams, charts, icons, and marketing collateral according to brand standards. Maintains presentation libraries, repositories, version control, and archived content. Collaborates with Marketing, Business Development, Engineering, and senior designers to incorporate feedback and translate technical information into clear visuals. Manages multiple design requests, supports rapid-turnaround work, and ensures materials are accurate, polished, confidential, and delivered on schedule.

Coordinate interviews, candidate communications, job postings, ATS updates, recruitment reporting, background checks, drug screens, and onboarding logistics. Maintain a professional, organized candidate experience while supporting compliance requirements and collaborating with the Talent Acquisition team.

Lead and scale commercial legal operations, including drafting and negotiating customer, vendor, supplier, manufacturing, partnership, and joint development agreements. Build contracting processes, templates, playbooks, workflows, and legal systems; advise business leaders on risk; support product launches, governance, intellectual property, international operations, compliance, employment matters, M&A, and outside counsel management.

Designs, develops, tests, debugs, documents, and supports embedded software for aerospace and space systems. Responsibilities span microcontrollers, Linux-based computers, drivers, board support packages, applications, interfaces, and user interfaces. The role includes hardware integration, code and design reviews, qualification, performance optimization, third-party software assessment, customer support, design presentations, and proposal contributions.

Serve as the technical authority for embedded software engineering, defining architectures and methodologies across multiple products. Design, implement, test, debug, document, integrate, and validate embedded systems from requirements through production. Collaborate with hardware, electrical, systems, quality, and test teams; review designs and code; optimize performance; assess third-party software; and provide post-production and in-orbit customer support.

Lead software project execution for aerospace and embedded systems, creating development plans, managing backlogs and issue tracking, facilitating Agile ceremonies, prioritizing features, communicating status, coordinating customers and vendors, and ensuring consistent software lifecycle execution. The role requires experience managing firmware development in high-reliability systems and familiarity with Agile and V-model methodologies.

Develops and integrates communication system architectures and payloads for spacecraft and aerospace platforms. Responsibilities include requirements development and traceability, subsystem and interface design, CONOPS, risk analysis, technical customer engagement, and coordination across engineering, program management, manufacturing, and vendors. The role serves as a technical point of contact and drives complex communication programs toward successful delivery.

Develop space-based communication systems and phased-array architectures for satellites and aerospace platforms. Define, decompose, and trace requirements; design high-level hardware and software architectures; develop CONOPS; perform risk analysis; support verification planning and testing; and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, vendors, and program stakeholders to resolve issues and deliver complex communication programs.

Own the developer experience for software-defined radio and space communications development kits. Lead BSPs, source code distribution, firmware workflows, documentation, reference projects, tooling, automation, and release quality. Collaborate with hardware, FPGA, embedded, and applications engineering teams, gather customer feedback, and translate it into platform improvements. The role requires strong embedded or FPGA platform experience, C/C++ proficiency, embedded Linux or RTOS knowledge, Git, CI/CD, and hardware/software interface expertise.

Provides technical leadership for FPGA verification, debugging, qualification, and validation of hardware products and platforms. Develops verification methodologies and plans, evaluates simulations and engineering risks, performs failure analysis and root-cause investigations, supports hardware integration and design reviews, and drives improvements in FPGA performance, reliability, quality, and maintainability. The role also guides customer and technical discussions while resolving complex engineering challenges.

Develop and port embedded Linux applications, device drivers, libraries, kernel customizations, bootloaders, and Yocto-based software images. Contribute across the software lifecycle, including architecture, implementation, testing, qualification, system bring-up, and in-orbit support. Collaborate with hardware, systems, firmware, and FPGA engineers on embedded platforms for satellites and airborne systems. Participate in design reviews and customer-facing technical documentation.

Designs and develops mechanical systems for satellite phased-array antennas, payloads, subsystems, and interfaces from concept through in-orbit support. Responsibilities include architecture trade studies, CAD and mechanical/thermal analysis, electronics packaging, manufacturing, testing, qualification, environmental validation, and deployment mechanisms. The engineer presents design reviews, supports proposals, and collaborates cross-functionally on advanced spacecraft hardware.

Lead design and development of user-facing web dashboards and applications for mission-critical platforms. Build scalable frontend features, integrate backend APIs and complex data workflows, develop reusable component libraries, and collaborate with backend, DevOps, machine learning, product, and business teams. Participate in testing and releases while providing technical leadership and mentoring in frontend development.

Leads RF hardware engineering teams across multiple sites and product lines, maintaining technical integrity and delivering board- and box-level designs. Responsibilities include architecture and design reviews, RF design and debugging, development process improvement, DFM/DFT, manufacturing transition, component lifecycle management, design reuse, hiring, mentoring, budgeting, and cross-functional collaboration. The role requires hands-on expertise in RF electronics, PCB design, simulation, software-defined radios, and aerospace production environments.