P18621 Principal Electrical Engineer - Infrared Sensor Payloads
Core
Lead systems engineering for space-based infrared sensor payloads supporting missile warning and tracking missions.
Role type
Principal Systems Engineer (Infrared Sensor Payloads)
Builds
Space-based infrared sensing capabilities for missile detection, tracking, and mission processing
Domain
Defense / Aerospace / Infrared Sensing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Systems engineering, infrared sensor performance analysis, space-based EO/IR systems, requirements decomposition, interface definition, verification and validation, risk management, multi-sensor data fusion, algorithm development oversight
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Lead systems engineering interface and technical authority for infrared sensor payload; Provide technical oversight of payload supplier activities; Lead definition and verification of mission-level requirements; Maintain end-to-end understanding of sensor-to-track performance chain; Provide technical leadership for missile detection and tracking algorithms; Lead modeling, simulation, and analysis for mission performance; Evaluate infrared sensor performance characteristics; Support development of performance budgets and technical margins; Ensure allocation and management of spacecraft-to-payload interfaces; Work with spacecraft GNC teams to support track accuracy requirements; Lead technical assessment and resolution of payload anomalies; Develop technical risk and opportunity assessments; Support payload integration, testing, and on-orbit performance characterization; Define test scenarios and mission performance metrics; Serve as primary technical interface with customers and partners; Present complex technical information to leadership and review boards; Mentor engineers across multidisciplinary teams
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic oversight
