# Staff Electrical Engineer - RPU Unit Lead 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: Senior
- Location: El Segundo, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $165K to $199K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-30
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/CesiumAstro/1782627f-c143-4c1a-8639-85bac830ec17
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cesiumastro-staff-electrical-engineer-rpu-unit-lead/

## 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

- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- 8 years of engineering experience in electronics hardware development
- Hands-on experience with related technologies such as software-defined radios
- Leadership experience, including mentoring or leading multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Strong knowledge of systems engineering practices, requirements flowdown, verification/validation, and configuration management
- Excellent communication skills with ability to present complex technical information to diverse audiences

Tags: Digital & Mixed-Signal Electronics

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