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CesiumAstro · Melbourne, FL · Electronics · first seen 2026-07-31

About the Role

In this position, you will be responsible for FPGA circuits and systems through all phases of the development process. FPGA HDL designs will include high-speed serial interfaces and data streams, digital processing cores, multiple clocks and clock domains, and management interfaces. Testing, validation, and verification will be central tasks for any FPGA design.

You will present engineering design review materials to customers and the executive team, and participate in proposal-writing efforts. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

About CesiumAstro

CesiumAstro develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We work in a dynamic, cross-functional environment with hands-on and autonomous opportunities.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science (BS) or Master of Science (MS) degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited university
  • 4 years of industry or university research experience in FPGA design, analysis, and implementation at the HDL level
  • Expertise in FPGA design and verification (Verilog/VHDL, HDL coder, Xilinx Vivado, Modelsim)
  • Hands-on experience with lab instruments such as digital oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, RF signal generators, and vector signal analyzers
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Experience

  • Aerospace design and qualification
  • Worst-case analysis, failure method and criticality analyses, and reliability analysis
  • Board-level hardware design
  • Communications systems and digital signal processing

Employment

Full-time position. Compensation and benefits include company stock options, health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability and retirement plans.

U.S. Person Requirement

To conform with United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, conditional residents, asylees, refugees, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

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