# Principal Electrical Engineer at CesiumAstro

- Company: CesiumAstro
- What the company does: CesiumAstro delivers scalable satellites, terminals, and software-defined systems for the missions that matter—built for performance, ready to deploy. Backed by Kleiner Perkins.
- Company website: https://www.cesiumastro.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Austin, TX
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-23
- Apply by: 2026-11-07
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/CesiumAstro/3286c631-cdfa-4a1a-a18b-c872ef2e9d1f
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cesiumastro-principal-electrical-engineer/

## About the role

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.

## What they're looking for

- 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 that strengthen long-term product capability
- Exercises sound judgment when defining enterprise engineering direction, resolving the organization's most complex technical challenges, and advising executive leadership on strategic engineering decisions
- Proficency in electronic design automation (EDA), circuit simulation, and analysis tools, e.g. Altium Designer, OrCAD, LTspice, MATLAB, or equivalent applications

Tags: Engineering