# Staff Electrical Engineer - RPU Unit Lead

Hiring organization: [CesiumAstro](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cesiumastro)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/fe282422-a079-4cd9-bacc-706b168b0080

Listed on CesiumAstro's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Staff
- Location: Austin, TX

## Summary

This role leads the technical and execution strategy for a complex satellite communication product line built on VPX electronics architecture, combining multi-disciplinary engineering oversight with program management and direct customer engagement. It suits an experienced electrical engineer who thrives in startup environments and can balance deep technical accountability with cross-functional leadership.

_Our summary, not CesiumAstro's wording._

## Skills named

Software Defined Radio (SDR)

## Required

- U.S. citizenship or eligible visa status
- Lead design and development of spaceborne payloads
- Manage multidisciplinary technical teams
- Technical accountability for product definition and execution
- Project schedule execution and on-time delivery

## Nice to have

- VPX module product development
- Custom backplane and interface design
- Software feature development
- Customer interface experience

Apply on CesiumAstro's site: https://jobs.lever.co/CesiumAstro/908c9a92-8b67-47f6-8e0f-548b2651e6c2/apply