Full-Time

Senior Engineering Manager

Specialty Engineering

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CesiumAstro

CesiumAstro

201-500 employees

Develops compact communication systems for space

Aerospace
Defense

Compensation Overview

$160k - $190kAnnually

Senior, Expert

No H1B Sponsorship

Westminster, CO, USA

Position requires onsite presence in Westminster, CO.

US Citizenship Required

Category
Engineering Management
Systems Engineering Management
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Material Science, Metallurgy, Applied Mathematics, or related technical discipline plus 9 years progressive professional experience.
  • Proficiency in at least one of the following core disciplines: materials and processes (M&P); parts, materials, and processes (PM&P); radiation effects; materials and processes; component engineering; or reliability test regimen design and implementation.
  • Prior management experience leading and growing technical teams.
  • Space industry experience.
  • Experience flowing down and/or deriving requirements from higher level specifications.
  • Demonstrated team leadership or project management experience.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Excellent organization skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office tool suite.
  • Demonstrated leadership of diverse/inclusive teams.
Responsibilities
  • Functional management of the specialty engineering group, encompassing materials and processes (M&P), EEE components, mechanical components radiation hardness, reliability, and survivability in support of payload and spacecraft development.
  • Technical contributions, mentoring, maintaining departmental processes, customer interfaces, guidance, and oversight.
  • Management functions such as resource allocation, career development, and performance reviews.
  • Grow and scale the Specialty Engineering team with the growing company, including interviewing and hiring as well as developing team processes and procedures.
  • Flow down and/or derive requirements from higher level specifications, perform trade studies, and generate process and material documents.
  • Interface with many areas of the company, such as program management, electrical, mechanical and system engineering, procurement, and internal and external manufacturing.
Desired Qualifications
  • Master’s or PhD in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline.
  • Experience with the supply chain implications of specialty engineering designs.
  • Experience with formal anomaly investigation and troubleshooting (FRACAS, RCA&CA, FRB).
  • Familiarity with reliability and/or radiation analysis tools.
  • Familiarity with management of capital and processes for laboratories such as x-rad radiography, clean rooms, or radiation test.
  • Familiarity with digital, analog, mixed signal, and power design & analysis processes for space programs.
  • Familiarity with software development as it relates to specialty engineering, such as mitigating radiation effects with software.

CesiumAstro creates compact and efficient communication systems specifically for space applications. Their products, such as the Nightingale Series and CommPack, are designed to be small and scalable, meeting the industry's standards for Size, Weight, Power, and Cost (SWaP-C). The company also offers a range of products including a software-defined radio, a credit-card-sized single-board computer, and a compact DC-to-DC converter. CesiumAstro differentiates itself from competitors by providing modular hardware and software solutions that can be customized for specific mission needs, catering to clients like NASA. The goal of CesiumAstro is to deliver affordable, mission-ready communication payloads by leveraging advanced semiconductor and manufacturing technologies.

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$135.4M

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Founded

2017

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

-1%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Increased demand for small satellite constellations aligns with CesiumAstro's offerings.
  • Growing interest in dual-use technologies benefits CesiumAstro's Element platform.
  • Trend towards software-defined payloads boosts CesiumAstro's SDR-1001 product line.

What critics are saying

  • Lawsuit against former executive highlights vulnerabilities in protecting intellectual property.
  • Emergence of AnySignal indicates increasing competition in space-based radio technology.
  • Reliance on venture capital funding may pressure CesiumAstro for rapid growth.

What makes CesiumAstro unique

  • CesiumAstro offers compact, high-performance communication systems for space applications.
  • Their products set a new standard for Size, Weight, Power, and Cost (SWaP-C).
  • CesiumAstro's modular hardware and software provide mission-specific payload configurations.

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