> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2193807-ii-level](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2193807-ii-level). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # II level - **Company:** Cesiumastro Inc - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $158,000.0 - $189,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Altium Designer, Network Analysis, Software Debugging, Digital Electronics, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Signal Integrity, Digital Access Carrier System, Pcb Layout, Software Defined Radio, Ansys - **Published:** August 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/2f07214e-6089-4f74-950f-fefb1c18478e ## About the Role The successful candidate will also present engineering design review materials to our customers and executive team. As such, excellent written and verbal communication skills are required., * Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or higher in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university. * Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in board-level electronics design, analysis, and test. * Significant experience designing electronics with rigor, in teams that value thorough analysis and testing. Aerospace design experience preferred but not required. * Expertise in aspects of digital and mixed-signal electronics, such as signal integrity, implementing FPGAs on boards, ADCs/DACs, and telemetry subsystems. Experience with high-speed digital (e.g. 10+ Gbps SerDes) and SDR applications are preferred but not required. * Experience owning the design phase of complex board-level electronics, including trade studies, key part selection, and detailed design. * Experience delivering hardware designs through production and deployment. * Expertise in PCB layout, including high-density interconnect (HDI) stackup design and high-speed routing. * Experience running board-level signal integrity and/or power integrity simulation tools such as Ansys SIwave, ADS SIPro, or Mentor Hyperlynx. * Proven success in debugging, root cause analysis, and design reviews. * Strong working knowledge of adjacent fields, such as software and mechanical, that guides hardware design and system design. * Expert-level proficiency in electronics design tools such as Altium. * Extensive lab experience for bring-up and verification of new hardware. * Excellent written and spoken communication skills., * Experience leading small teams of hardware engineers to develop multi-module assemblies, including hardware architecture, requirements, make/buy decisions, and interconnects. * Expertise in high-speed digital electronics (e.g. 10+ Gbps SerDes), including signal integrity simulation and lab verification, SerDes optimization (e.g. emphasis and drive level), and high-speed interconnect solutions. * Expertise in software-defined radio (SDR) applications. * Direct experience designing high-reliability electronics for space or defense applications, including part derating, worst-case analysis, and thermal constraints. * Design for space radiation environments. ## Description * Own end-to-end design of complex electronics modules and small systems, from concept and architecture through schematic, layout, test, and production. * This role focuses on digital and mixed-signal hardware development for space applications. 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