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Communication Systems Architect
| Company | CesiumAstro |
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| Location | El Segundo, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $230000 – $280000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
- 20+ years of experience developing advanced communications systems in satellite or aerospace.
- Broad understanding of full-lifecycle space product development, including design, integration, qualification, and mission operations.
- Proven experience as a technical execution lead, responsible for driving system performance and engineering progress across disciplines.
- Deep background in digital communications, RF architecture, signal processing, and FPGA-based systems.
- Hands-on experience with SDRs, high-speed digital systems, and RF designs.
- Experience with phased array antennas and digital beamforming.
- Understanding of satellite payload constraints including power, thermal, and volume budgets.
- Experience with modeling and simulation tools such as MATLAB, STK, ADS, or equivalent.
- Comfortable working directly with customers, leading technical conversations, reviews, and shaping architectural solutions.
- Familiarity with space environmental and radiation effects, and space-grade design practices.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active TS/SCI security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Lead the definition of communications architectures including RF front ends, digital processing chains, beamforming arrays, channelizers, and modems.
- Drive architectural decisions across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries.
- Provide end-to-end technical leadership across the full product lifecycle from requirements definition, design, and development to integration, test, qualification, and delivery of space-qualified hardware.
- Act as the primary technical point of contact with customers. Translate mission needs into engineering requirements, lead technical reviews, and ensure alignment across program phases.
- Own technical execution for programs, guiding and coordinating engineering activities across electrical, RF, mechanical, firmware, and software domains.
- Partner with the business development team to shape technical solutions, write proposal content, and engage in customer capture activities.
- Define system-level requirements and preliminary designs to support new opportunities. Assist with scoping SOWs and shaping architectures during early-phase engagements.
- Lead architectural and component-level trade studies to balance performance, cost, risk, and schedule.
- Provide leadership and guidance to engineering teams, ensuring technical integrity and execution excellence.
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.
