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CesiumAstro is seeking a Principal Staff Engineer to lead enterprise-wide engineering strategy, architecture, and technical governance. This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on defining and advancing engineering practices across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with Engineering Leadership to continuously improve company-wide engineering execution, processes, and quality standards
- Define enterprise engineering strategies, architectures, design methodologies, and technology roadmaps for current and future products
- Foster an environment supporting rapid, agile prototype development
- Guide and mentor development teams in detailed design of systems, subsystems, subassemblies, critical parts, and firmware/software
- Establish organizational standards for design practices and remove friction between functional organizations
- Shape the organization's most critical engineering initiatives, providing technical leadership and resolving complex engineering challenges across multiple programs
- Work directly with design and manufacturing engineers to identify and resolve friction points
- Evaluate performance, simulation results, qualification testing, and system interactions to strengthen product reliability and mission success
- Approve organizational electrical design methodologies, verification approaches, and engineering recommendations
- Serve as principal technical advisor to engineering, manufacturing, integration, test, quality, program teams, and executive leadership
- Advance engineering practices by mentoring senior engineers and strengthening technical capability
- Define enterprise engineering standards, design methodologies, processes, and technical governance
- Champion adoption of advanced engineering practices, design technologies, verification processes, and continuous improvement
- Lead transformational initiatives enhancing engineering performance, efficiency, product reliability, manufacturability, and innovation
- Provide post-production and in-orbit customer support
Requirements:
- 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 related engineering field
- Organizational expertise in engineering design and fabrication principles
- Extensive experience defining enterprise-level hardware development and fabrication strategies
- Expert understanding of signal integrity, EMI/EMC, hardware integration, qualification testing, system interfaces, multidisciplinary integration, and emerging engineering technologies
- Proven ability to evaluate enterprise design performance, engineering risks, and technical methodologies while defining improvements
- Sound judgment in defining enterprise engineering direction, resolving complex technical challenges, and advising executive leadership on strategic decisions
- Proficiency in electronic design automation (EDA), circuit simulation, and analysis tools (e.g., Altium Designer, OrCAD, LTspice, MATLAB, or equivalent)
- Strong experience in engineering analysis, configuration management, and collaboration tools (e.g., Windchill, Git, Jira, or equivalent)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Note: Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, or refugee, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
