Senior Systems Engineer, Space Imaging
Core
Define active EO/IR system architectures, perform radiometric performance modeling, and validate models against lab and real-world data for spaceborne sensors.
Role type
Senior Systems Engineer (Space Imaging)
Builds
Prototype sensor systems and high-performance imaging systems for military customers
Domain
Defense / Space Systems / Remote Sensing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
System architecture definition, trade studies and analyses, radiometric performance modeling, laboratory prototyping, opto-electrical test and measurement, system design from concept to delivery, decomposition of complex systems
Preferred skills
EO/IR modeling software (MODTRAN, SPIRITS, AFSIM), space sensor experience, active/passive sensing (LiDAR, Radar), laser systems, electro-mechanical control systems, LiDAR/Radar signal processing, embedded platforms (FPGA, MCU)
Technologies
MATLAB, Python, MODTRAN, SPIRITS, AFSIM, FPGA, MCU
Responsibilities
Define system architectures via detailed trade studies and analyses; Adapt or derive physics-based models of sensor system performance; Take ownership over the development of prototype sensor systems in a lab environment; Support both laboratory-based and field-based experiments and demonstrations; Validate models against laboratory and real-world data; Coordinate and communicate with external & internal stakeholders
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC