Senior Director, EO/IR Instrument Engineering
Core
Lead strategy, development, and delivery of electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) instrument portfolio from system architecture through on-orbit calibration for space flight programs.
Role type
Senior Director, EO/IR Instrument Engineering
Builds
EO/IR imaging instruments for LEO satellite constellations
Domain
Space Systems / EO/IR Instrumentation
Required skills
EO/IR imaging instrument development, engineering organization leadership, space flight program management, optical design, focal plane arrays, readout electronics, thermal and cryogenic design, radiometric calibration, cost and schedule ownership
Preferred skills
MWIR/LWIR instrument experience, cooled focal planes (HgCdTe, InSb, T2SL), cryocooler integration, constellation-scale delivery, small satellite or commercial space experience, Earth observation or national security mission background, VP or director-of-directors experience
Technologies
HgCdTe, InSb, T2SL, cryocoolers, focal plane arrays, readout electronics
Responsibilities
Define EO/IR missions and markets, own multi-year investment plan for instrument technology and infrastructure, represent EO/IR capability to customers and national security community, own instrument performance/cost/schedule on every program, run technical review cadence, define instrument roadmap and reusable architectures, hire and develop engineering organization, partner with Mission Systems and Production teams
Seniority
Senior Director, strategic leadership & organization building