Principal Staff Engineer

Join CesiumAstro, a pioneering company in the development of advanced communication systems for space and airborne platforms. As a Principal Staff Engineer, you will play a crucial role in shaping the company's engineering strategies, architectures, and design methodologies. You will work closely with engineering leadership to continuously improve execution and quality, foster an environment for rapid prototype development, and guide and mentor development teams. Additionally, you will serve as the principal advisor for engineering, providing technical leadership and resolving complex engineering challenges across multiple programs.

• Collaborate with Engineering Leadership to improve company-wide execution and quality of engineering processes.
• Define enterprise engineering strategies, architectures, design methodologies, and technology roadmaps supporting current and future products.
• Guide and mentor development teams in the detailed design of systems, subsystems, subassemblies, critical parts, and FW/SW.

• Extensive experience defining enterprise level hardware development and fabrication strategies
• Proficency in electronic design automation (EDA), circuit simulation, and analysis tools, e.g. Altium Designer, OrCAD, LTspice, MATLAB, or equivalent applications
• Exercises sound judgment when defining enterprise engineering direction, resolving the organization's most complex technical challenges, and advising executive leadership on strategic engineering decisions
• Organizational expertise in engineering design and fabrication principles
• Bachelor's degree with 15–19 years of related experience, or Master's degree with 12–17 years of related experience in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, computer engineering, or a related engineering field
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Expert understanding of signal integrity, EMI/EMC, hardware integration, qualification testing, system interfaces, multidisciplinary integration, and emerging engineering technologies
• Strong expeirence in engineering analysis, configuration management, and collaboration tools, e.g. Windchill, Git, Jira, or equivalent applications
• Proven ability to evaluate enterprise design performance, engineering risks, and technical methodologies while defining improvements that strengthen long-term product capability