Principal Hardware Engineer, CesiumAstro

• 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 board-level electronics design, analysis, and test
• Direct experience designing high-reliability electronics and small systems for space or defense applications, including part derating, worst-case analysis, and thermal constraints
• Experience owning the design phase of complex board-level 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 high-density interconnect (HDI) stackup design, IPC standards, and industry best practices
• Expertise derisking designs with board-level 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
• Expert-level proficiency in electronics design tools such as Altium
• Extensive lab experience for bring-up and verification of new hardware, based on in-depth understanding of specialized lab equipment
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills

Desirable

• We are looking to add a Principal Hardware Engineer I to our team
• If you are great at what you do, enjoy working in a startup environment, and are passionate about developing leading-edge electronics for satellites, spacecraft, and aerospace systems, we would like to hear from you
• At the Principal level, you will be tasked with full-stack 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 hands-on 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 high-reliability 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
• Own end-to-end design of complex electronics modules and systems, from concept and architecture through schematic, layout, test, and production. Products may include high-speed 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 worst-case circuit analysis, signal integrity analysis, and power integrity analysis. Guide analysis methodology
• Develop bring-up plans and design verification plans for new hardware and complex systems
• Perform bring-up 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