Staff Systems Engineer - Payload Lead
Core
Define and validate the architecture, performance models, and verification strategy for multi-modal sensing systems (EO, LiDAR, RADAR) on autonomous attack rotorcraft.
Role type
Staff Systems Engineer (Payload Lead)
Builds
Mission systems and autonomy for aerial robotic systems (Thunder)
Domain
Defense / Autonomous Aerial Systems / Sensor Fusion
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Multi-modal sensor architecture, detection physics, system interface definition, quantitative performance verification, electro-optical/LiDAR/RADAR engineering, systems engineering rigor, technical authority
Preferred skills
Learned perception in safety-critical systems, embedded compute SWaP-C budgeting, environmental qualification (MIL-STD), requirements management tooling (Jama), standards participation
Technologies
Electro-optical, LiDAR, RADAR, Lattice OS
Responsibilities
Decompose mission needs into detection/range/latency requirements; own sensor suite baseline and configuration; set and defend sensing performance models; drive V&V strategy for perception; lead sensor trades; drive modularity and reuse; own perception in flight tests; represent company as technical authority externally
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with technical authority
