CesiumAstro
RF Communication System Architect
$218K–$266K
Westminster, CO · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 12, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Leads end-to-end communication system architecture for customer missions and new business pursuits, from requirements and proposals through transition to engineering execution.
What you'll do
- Define system architectures, requirements, interfaces, performance allocations, and verification approaches across communications disciplines.
- Lead customer-facing technical solution development, architectural trades, proposals, and contract definition.
- Guide multidisciplinary teams and transition the technical solution into execution.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
- 15+ years of experience developing complex communication systems, products, or payloads, with progression into system architecture or technical leadership.
- Deep technical expertise in at least one communications domain and experience architecting or technically leading multidisciplinary systems.
- Experience translating customer or mission objectives into executable system architectures and leading customer-facing technical discussions, design reviews, proposals, or pursuits.
Nice to have
- Experience with space, airborne, defense, or other high-reliability communication systems.
- Experience taking architectures through detailed design, integration, verification, qualification, and deployment.
Pay
USD 218,000–266,000 (per-year-salary) base salary
Tools
RF, FPGA, DSP, modems, waveforms, beamforming, networking, software-defined radios
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