Senior Mission Systems Engineer, EO/IR Seekers
Core
Design, select, integrate, and validate autonomous air mission payloads (Radar, EO/IR, RF, EW) to deliver warfighter outcomes.
Role type
Senior Mission Systems Engineer (Defense/Aerospace)
Builds
End-to-end autonomous air systems and mission payloads
Domain
Defense, Aerospace, Autonomous Systems
Required skills
Payload conceptual development, system trade-off analysis, physics-based modeling, vendor/subcontractor management, system integration, effects-based modeling
Preferred skills
Missile design & integration, platform-level system trade, advanced analytical toolchains (MATLAB, Python, C++, COMSOL, Ansys), secure tactical data links, advanced sensing domain (EO/IR, ESM, EA, EW, LIDAR)
Technologies
Radar, EO/IR, RF, EW, MATLAB, Python, C++, COMSOL, Ansys
Responsibilities
Conduct trades for communications, sensing, and effector systems; Architect autonomous multi-function payload concepts; Adapt physics-based and effects-based models; Validate system performance with test engineers; Integrate and deliver high-performance systems; Manage subcontractors and internal teams; Communicate results internally and externally
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC