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Senior Staff Electrical Engineer - RPU Unit Lead

Lead the design and development of advanced spaceborne payloads as a Principal Electrical Engineer at CesiumAstro.

Location
Westminster, CO, United States
Compensation
Not disclosed
Level
principal
Type
full time

Posted by employer 2 days ago

First seen on Joblaze 16 hours ago

Last verified on the company career page 16 hours ago

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What you'll build

  • lead the design of advanced spaceborne payloads
  • develop new VPX module products
  • create new backplanes and interface options
  • integrate and test RPU products
  • ensure on-time schedule execution

Practical constraints

  • must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident

Requirements

Visa
No sponsorship (stated in posting)

Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, years of experience, work arrangement.

Joblaze summary

In this role, the Senior Staff Electrical Engineer will lead the design and development of advanced spaceborne payloads, focusing on the Reconfigurable Processing Unit (RPU) product line. Key skills include expertise in VPX-based electronics, software-defined radios, and project management, as well as strong leadership and communication abilities. This position is ideal for experienced engineers who thrive in fast-paced environments and have a background in multidisciplinary technical projects. The role involves collaboration with a diverse team and direct interaction with program managers and customers.

Joblaze insights

  • Listed today — first seen on Joblaze September 23, 2026. Last confirmed on CesiumAstro's careers page September 23, 2026.
  • VPX appears in 1.2% of 168 comparable principal other roles in United States.

Quick facts

What's the tech stack?
Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: RF front end, Software-Defined Radio, VPX, power supply module, single-board computer.
What seniority level is this role?
CesiumAstro targets principal-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Senior Staff Electrical Engineer - RPU Unit Lead role at CesiumAstro.

From the original posting

Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.   At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.   We are seeking a highly skilled Principal ElectricalEngineer to lead the design, development, integration, test, and flight qualification of advanced spaceborne payloads. This post focuses on the role of Unit Lead (aka Responsible Engineer) in our Reconfigurable Processing Unit (RPU) product line. CesiumAstro RPUs are complex, VPX-based electronics boxes consisting of our software-defined radios, single-board computers, power supply modules, and RF front ends, driven by CesiumAstro modems and software. The Unit Lead is responsible for bothtechnical definition and execution of a new RPU product. This combines deep, multi-disciplinary technical accountability with responsibility for on-time schedule execution. The project may include the development of new VPX module products, new backplanes and interface options, and/or new software features, coming together into a qualified, customer-ready product. The Unit Lead is the leader of the multidisciplinary technical team, the primary point of contact for the program manager, and often a key interface point for our customers. Success in this role requires strength in technical topics as well as project management, leadership, and communication in a fast-paced startup environment.

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