CesiumAstro
Senior Engineering Manager, RF Hardware
Austin, TX · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 9 years of direct board-level RF hardware engineering experience; 2–5 years of small-team technical leadership or engineering management experience preferred, but not required.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, conditional residents, asylees, refugees (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 and develops the RF hardware engineering team, providing technical and process leadership to deliver manufacturable communications hardware from design through production.
What you'll do
- Guide RF hardware architecture, design reviews, debugging, and engineering standards across the company.
- Ensure designs are testable, manufacturable, reliable, and successfully transferred to production.
- Build and manage the engineering team, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and resource planning.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering.
- At least 9 years of direct board-level RF hardware engineering experience.
- Demonstrated expertise in RF board design, including digital and power electronics; experience with DFM, DFT, and production transition.
- Proficiency with RF simulation and analysis tools and hands-on experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools.
Nice to have
- Aerospace experience.
- 2–5 years of small-team technical leadership or engineering management experience; preferred but not required.
Tools
Pathwave System Design (SystemVue), RF Synthesis (Genesys), HFSS, Altium
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