Staff RF Engineer

CesiumAstro is actively seeking a Principal RF Engineer I. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in board-level and system-level RF electronics design. In this position, you will be responsible for RF circuits, modules, and systems through all phases of the development process. The work will include many aspects of phased array communication systems, including RF front ends, frequency converters and synthesizers, filters, beamformers, power dividers, and phased array antennas.

Responsibilities

Responsible for RF circuits, modules, and systems through all phases of the development process; Responsible for RF system and hardware designs from initial concept through requirements definition, architecture definition, part selection, detailed design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, qualification, and in-orbit support; Hardware design tasks include block diagrams, detailed schematics, PCB layout and routing, simulations, and test design; Serve as technical and professional mentors in their field; May be given the opportunity to lead company programs; Present engineering design review materials to customers and executive team; Participate in proposal-writing efforts

Requirements

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., 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; Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering (EE) from an accredited university or institution; Minimum of 8 years of industry experience in design and analysis of RF electronics and systems; Expert-level proficiency in professional simulation tools such as CST and ADS, as well as EDA tools such as Altium; Extensive hands-on experience with lab instruments such as vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and oscilloscopes; Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have

Master of Science (MS) degree in Electrical Engineering (desired); Python or other programming languages; Aerospace electronics design, development, and qualification; Worst-case circuit analysis, failure method and criticality analyses, and reliability analysis; Antenna design; EMI/EMC design and mitigation techniques

Benefits

Company stock options; health; dental; vision; HSA; FSA; life; disability; retirement plans