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CesiumAstro

Designs satellite communications hardware and software

Staff Mission Assurance Engineer

Quality Engineering +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeWestminster, CO, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field is required.
  • At least 8 years of relevant work experience or training is required.
  • Experience in an aerospace, defense, or high-reliability industry is required.
  • Deep working knowledge of mission assurance requirements such as NASA, Department of Defense, or comparable high-reliability standards is required.
  • Experience developing, documenting, and implementing new processes and tailoring existing processes is required.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary subject matter expert for customer-specific mission assurance and quality requirements, ensuring program activities—including design, manufacturing, integration, and test—comply with applicable requirements.
  • Drive implementation of mission assurance processes and any required modifications to existing quality management system processes.
  • Ensure delivery of mission assurance customer deliverables, including reporting and documentation.
  • Interface with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to support internal and external audits, customer reviews, and program milestones.
  • Partner with supply chain to ensure supplier flow-down and compliance with applicable requirements.
  • Ensure risk management activities and action plans are executed and maintained according to procedures and standards.
  • Lead investigation and disposition of major nonconformances and failures using root cause and corrective action methodologies.
  • Serve as the mission assurance reviewer for design reviews and review boards, including the Corrective Action Review Board, Engineering Review Board, and Failure Review Board.
  • Provide training and guidance to engineering, program management, and operations teams on mission assurance processes and customer requirements.

Desired Qualifications

  • Strong digital, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills for internal and external interactions.
  • Experience with AS9100 Quality Management System compliance.
  • Experience with root cause analysis and continuous improvement.

About the Company

CesiumAstro

Designs satellite communications hardware and software

CesiumAstro builds end-to-end space and airborne communications systems, combining hardware and software to connect satellites, UAVs, and ground stations. Its products include active phased array antennas, software-defined radios, and complete RF payloads that enable electronically steered links for inter-satellite communication, high-rate downlinks, lunar communications, and 5G/NTN networks. The company ships plug-and-play, commercially manufactured, full-stack systems designed to be flexible and cost-efficient, rather than bespoke one-off solutions. Its goal is to make space-based connectivity more accessible and adaptable across space, air, and ground networks for both government and commercial customers.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$1.6B
Headquarters
Bee Cave, TX
Founded
2017

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