Support the CesiumAstro Hardware Design Team by designing and building electronics hardware for satellite communication systems during the summer of 2027.
Compensation
All CesiumAstro internships are compensated competitively and located onsite at one of our facilities.
Responsibilities
Design and build electronics hardware for satellite communication systems
Create schematics and PCB layouts
Perform bring-up and debugging of hardware
Conduct lab work with oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, electronic loads, and signal generators
Present work to peers, mentors, and executive leadership
Requirements
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
Development of high-speed and low-power Custom Circuit Designer (ex. Memory, FPGA Fabric Designer) implemented in advanced semiconductor technologies including FinFET and nanometer CMOS.
Responsibilities
Development of high-speed and low-power Custom Circuit Designer (ex. Memory, FPGA Fabric Designer).
Work involves schematic capture, SPICE simulations, and margin and functional verification of major circuit blocks.
Oversee layout planning and ensure tight pitch-matched memory layout and area optimized custom layout.
Work closely with architecture and design teams to define PPA (Performance, Power, Area) and yield targets.
Manage the full design flow, including circuit design, physical implementation, compiler usage, characterization, timing, and model generation.
Lead PCB design for wearable medical devices, collaborating with electrical, RF, and antenna engineers from concept to production, ensuring high‑quality, manufacturable layouts.
Locations (5)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Seattle, Washington, United States
Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
New York City, New York, United States
Compensation
Lead Power Electronics Engineer – Intermediate Bus Conversion & Advanced Power Architectures
Lead the design and development of next‑generation DC‑DC power conversion products for AI infrastructure, hyperscale data centers, telecom, and advanced computing applications.
Responsibilities
Lead design and development of advanced DC‑DC power converters
Define and optimize power architectures for efficiency, power density, thermal performance, reliability, EMI/EMC compliance, and fast transient response
Drive topology selection and optimization using simulation tools
Lead schematic development and guide high‑density PCB layout
Perform hands‑on prototype validation, debugging, characterization, and failure analysis
Requirements
B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field (M.S. preferred)
Nice to have: Strong experience with intermediate bus converter (IBC) architectures
Nice to have: High‑voltage DC bus systems
Nice to have: Low‑voltage high‑current power delivery
Highly motivated and hands-on Senior Test Engineer (EE) to lead the development, deployment, and continuous improvement of manufacturing test solutions for complex electromechanical and robotic systems.
Compensation
The base range for this position in the posted location is $120,750.00 - $177,100.00
Responsibilities
Lead the design and development of electrical schematics, PCBAs, and interface boards for manufacturing test fixtures and validation systems.
Own end-to-end hardware bring-up activities including component selection, schematic reviews, layout reviews, soldering/rework, and board-level debugging.
Architect and develop scalable manufacturing test systems involving power distribution, relays, multiplexing, signal conditioning, DAQ systems, and measurement instrumentation.
Develop and maintain automated test software and frameworks (Python preferred) for instrument control, test execution, data logging, and production diagnostics.
Perform advanced electrical debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, power analyzers, and protocol analyzers to isolate board-level and system-level failures.
Requirements
BS in Electrical Engineering
Nice to have: robotics
Nice to have: automation systems
Nice to have: high-volume manufacturing environments
Lead and execute hardware development activities for embedded controllers, mixed analog/digital systems, communication devices, motor-drive interfaces, power converters, and industrial electronics.
Responsibilities
Lead the design and development of mixed analog and digital hardware for embedded control, communications, sensing, motor-drive interfaces, and power conversion systems.
Own the full PCBA design lifecycle, including architecture, requirements analysis and definition, schematic design, PCB layout review, component selection, prototyping, bring-up, validation, and production release.
Define hardware requirements, design trade-offs, validation strategy, and acceptance criteria.
Model and analyze electrical systems such as power converters, motor-drive circuits, protection circuits, and control interfaces.
Support or define digital control requirements based on simulations, calculations, and experimental data.
Lead electrical design and integration for advanced semiconductor metrology and inspection equipment.
Compensation
Base Salary Range: $115,200.00 - $172,800.00, offered in good faith and based on experience, location, and qualifications.
Responsibilities
Lead the electrical design and integration of semiconductor capital equipment and complex machine subsystems.
Develop machine-level cable, harness, and interconnect architectures, including connector selection, pin assignments, shielding, grounding, strain relief, service loops, bend radii, and routing constraints.
Create and maintain cable diagrams, wiring schematics, interconnect drawings, cable schedules, bills of material, and installation documentation.
Develop system power budgets and power-distribution architectures, including load analysis, voltage-drop calculations, protection, power sequencing, inrush-current considerations, and thermal derating.
Design and validate safety circuits, interlocks, emergency-stop chains, protective functions, and related diagnostic coverage in collaboration with systems and safety stakeholders.
Requirements
BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
This role requires a highly experienced technical leader who thrives in complex, multidisciplinary environments and is motivated by solving challenging, system‑level problems.
Compensation
The annual salary range for this position is $104,134- $163,640.
Responsibilities
Lead system-level electrical design across complex mixed-signal systems
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, promoting strong engineering practices, technical rigor, and effective project execution.
Own technical workstreams and manage sub‑projects, ensuring alignment with overall program objectives, milestones, and delivery timelines.
Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to evaluate feasibility, maturity, and risk of advanced technologies, conducting hands‑on experiments and defining verification, validation, and risk mitigation strategies.
Act as a technical liaison across engineering disciplines, leading advanced problem‑solving efforts for complex system‑level challenges.
Design and deliver flight-critical electrical hardware for our satellite bus, reentry vehicle, and customer payloads — owning your hardware domain from schematic capture through flight qualification.
Compensation
Salary range: $140,333 - $202,703/per year
Responsibilities
PCB level electronics design at all lifecycle stages, from schematic capture, to layout, to design validation, fabrication/assembly, and manufacturing test.
Support avionics architecture trade studies, analyses, performance characterization and specification, device selection, and roadmap direction
Avionics subject matter expert for satellite, reentry vehicle, and payload hardware. Providing support to those using your products, namely the Varda GNC, pharmaceutical, mission operations, and integration teams.
Actively collaborate with cross functional teams such as flight software, thermal, GNC, and structures to determine across vehicle system impacts of design decisions.
Ownership of product acceptance and qualification testing for space environments (Thermal, Vibe, Shock, TVAC, and EMI) with support from the Avionics Test team.
Requirements
B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related engineering discipline
Nice to have: aerospace sensor and actuator technologies
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$68,000.00 - $116,000.00. For roles located in California, Seattle WA, Washington DC, Boston MA, and New York City, the salary range is $95,000 - $125,000 USD.
Responsibilities
Detail oriented PCB Designer with experience in schematic capture, high density multilayer PCB layout, flex and rigid flex circuit assemblies, RF and high‑speed signal routing, impedance control, length matching and crosstalk mitigation
Works with high‑speed electronics, multi MCU systems for low power wearable devices, and class 3 medical products
Creates component footprints, models and manages component libraries
Places components, routes signals, generates Gerber and ODB++ files using Altium
Determines optimum layer stackup for PCB design
Requirements
High school diploma or equivalent (United States)
Vocational or technical education or certification (all other countries)
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