CesiumAstro
Staff Electrical Engineer I - Phased Array Unit Lead
$158K–$189K
Westminster, CO · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 30, 2026
- Experience
- 8 years of engineering experience in electronics hardware development.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicant 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 the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Lead the technical definition, development, qualification, and production transition of Ka-band phased-array payload units for space and airborne platforms.
What you'll do
- Lead end-to-end AESA engineering, including architecture, design, integration, testing, environmental qualification, and flight readiness.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and manage schedule, technical risks, customer interfaces, and product documentation.
- Oversee flight qualification, anomaly resolution, and transition to volume production.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 8 years of engineering experience in electronics hardware development.
- Expertise in antennas and board-level RF electronics; hands-on experience with related technologies such as active phased array antennas.
- Experience testing active antennas, including measuring EIRP and G/T; leadership experience and knowledge of systems engineering practices.
Nice to have
- Flight qualification or environmental test campaigns; radiation-tolerant design; high-rate manufacturing or NewSpace experience.
- Experience as a Responsible Engineer, Technical Lead, IPT Lead, or Chief Engineer on flight hardware; high-frequency antenna design such as Ka band.
Pay
USD 158,000–189,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Ka-band, Active Electronically Steered Arrays (AESAs), EIRP, G/T, TVAC, EMC
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