Chief EO/IR Architect {D}

Position Overview

The Chief EO/IR Engineer will oversee and direct project-specific teams of engineers executing design development of EO/IR systems. Responsibilities include evaluation and shaping of customer requirements, development of system architecture, interfacing with customers, and leading program teams.

Responsibilities

• Evaluation and shaping of customer requirements, assisting business development in defining future contract opportunities.
• Development of top-level system architecture, including optical and electronic design requirements, on-board processing requirements, platform interfaces, and CONOPS.
• Defining, executing, and overseeing system design trades.
• Interfacing with customers throughout the product life cycle as the lead technical representative.
• Leading program teams, including other engineering disciplines and interfacing with program management, to develop optical system design concepts and decompose and flow down system requirements to lower-level assemblies and components.
• Preparing and presenting material for formal design reviews and customer meetings.
• Defining and leading internal IR&D projects.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of relevant work experience OR 10 years of relevant work experience with Master’s degree.
• Decomposition of complex systems into logical building blocks and the ability to develop the requisite error budgets and requirements traceability.
• Evaluation and definition of the optical, mechanical, electrical, and environmental inputs into an EO/IR system and their influence on overall requirements compliance.
• Program planning including scope definition, resourcing, and budgeting.
• Proficient technical writing skills including proposal content, requirements specifications, verification matrices, verification plans, and verification reports.
• CONOPS development.
• Technical leadership of cross-functional/discipline teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in architecting and/or developing imaging system solutions for spaceborne missions.
• Knowledge of EO industry technical capabilities (e.g., focal planes, electronics) for space systems, supporting architecting of EO payloads.
• Familiarity with mission level performance requirements including: NIIRS (image quality), Modulation Transfer Function (MTF), Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR), Minimum Detectable Target and/or geolocation.
• Familiarity with mission level phenomenology including Solar illuminated signal and thermal emission of objects and background/clutter and appropriate selection of spectral bands.

Pay Range

$210,000 - $260,000

Locations

• Danbury, CT
• Valley Forge, PA
• Ypsilanti, MI
• Aurora, CO

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical/vision/dental insurance packages
• Company contributions to qualified HSA accounts
• 401k retirement plan with industry leading company contributions
• 13 paid holidays
• Annual bonus program based on company and employee performance
• Company paid life insurance, AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term disability insurance
• 4 weeks paid Parental Leave
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Company Information

ARKA Group L.P. is an advanced technologies company serving the U.S. military, intelligence community, and commercial space industry. It brings modern approaches and a culture of innovation to the challenges of today. Discover your next career opportunity now!

Equal Opportunity Employer

ARKA Group L.P. is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.