We are looking to add Lab Manager to our team. If you enjoy working in a startup environment, and are passionate about developing leading-edge electronics for satellites, spacecraft, and aerospace systems, we would like to hear from you.
This role is at the forefront of developing cutting-edge products for space and defense applications. You will work with a team of engineers and technicians to bring electronic products to life through circuit board assembly, rework, integration, and test, playing a key role in turning the company’s vision into reality. The role encompasses assembly and rework of a wide range of electronic components, from RF and Power semiconductors to high-speed FPGAs. In addition, you will be leading the growth of the engineering laboratory in Austin, managing laboratory equipment and laboratory resources to support engineering with typical responsibilities extending into laboratory supplies and equipment procurement, bring up, and calibration, implementing and enforcing quality processes and controls, and working with Environmental Health and Safety leadership to ensure laboratory operations are in compliance to internal and external policies.
At a small company and a startup, your work will make direct contributions to the success of the business. The work is challenging and impactful, requiring both breadth and depth of technical knowledge and skills. Our products are made for high-reliability space and defense applications, so hands-on work requires high levels of rigor while maintaining the agility of a startup environment.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assemble, rework, and test complex circuit boards in an engineering lab environment.
- Integrate and test boxes made up of different power, RF and Digital boards, such as phased array boxes and advanced digital-to-RF processing units.
- Perform special rework to solve technical problems with advanced rework skills and electronics knowledge.
- Design, build, and test harnesses for space and defense systems.
- Manage the engineering lab, working with engineers and other technicians to maintain lab processes, equipment calibration, and consumables.
- Work shoulder-to-shoulder with engineers and other technicians in a cooperative and fast-paced environment.
- Mentor more junior technicians and engineers, sharing your knowledge and skills with the team.
- Author and conduct lab training for engineers and technicians, such as ESD training, safety training, and lab organization.
JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 9 years of experience as an electronics lab technician.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Strong circuit card assembly and rework experience with sensitive and fine pitched SMT components, such as 0402 passive components, LGA and BGA components.
- Strong ability to perform intricate hand rework of circuit board assemblies using fine-pitched wire and creative orientations of small electronics components.
- Experience designing and building wire harnesses.
- Experience with engineering laboratory management, including test bench development, leading compliance training, owning equipment calibration, procurement and bring up, and managing consumables and laboratory supplies.
- Excellent written and spoken communication.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
- Experience with lab equipment for testing, such as high-speed oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads and thermal chambers
- Experience testing RF and communication systems
- Experience viewing drawings using engineering CAD software such as Altium, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or similar
- Fabrication and manufacturing experience with 3D printers, CNC machining, manual milling/lathe, solder reflow ovens, SMT pick and place machines
- Experience with test automation and programming using Python, LabView or similar
Skills Required
- 9 years of experience as an electronics lab technician
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Strong circuit card assembly and rework experience with sensitive and fine pitched SMT components (0402, LGA, BGA)
- Strong ability to perform intricate hand rework of circuit board assemblies using fine-pitched wire and creative orientations
- Experience designing and building wire harnesses
- Experience with engineering laboratory management: test bench development, compliance training, equipment calibration, procurement, bring up, consumables management
- Excellent written and spoken communication
- Experience with lab test equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, thermal chambers)
- Experience testing RF and communication systems
- Experience viewing drawings using CAD software such as Altium, AutoCAD, SolidWorks
- Fabrication and manufacturing experience (3D printers, CNC machining, manual milling/lathe, solder reflow ovens, SMT pick and place)
- Experience with test automation and programming using Python, LabView or similar
CesiumAstro Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CesiumAstro and has not been reviewed or approved by CesiumAstro.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, plus FSAs and mental health benefits. Feedback suggests the health package is comprehensive for a growth-stage aerospace firm.
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Retirement Support — Offerings include a 401(k) with company matching and other retirement-plan elements. Feedback suggests core retirement mechanisms are in place alongside standard financial benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, paid holidays, paid sick days, and bereavement leave are included. Feedback suggests time-off options are broad on paper across multiple leave types.
CesiumAstro Insights
What We Do
We build high-throughput, plug-and-play phased array communication payloads for space and airborne platforms. CesiumAstro’s full-stack, multi-mission hardware and software products enable a diverse range of commercial and defense objectives. Full-system engineering design is at the heart of every CesiumAstro product. We deliver high-performance solutions under rapid development timelines.
Why Work With Us
At CesiumAstro, we’re a team. We’re passionate, respectful, and determined colleagues ready to help at a moment’s notice. We’re mentors excited to enable our peers with the knowledge they need to succeed. Together, we’re visionaries committing to building memories that will last a lifetime.
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