Senior Electrical Engineer, Optical Sensor Systems

Duties & Responsibilities

• Leverage expertise in space electronics design and new electrical technologies to lead trades analyses in performance and size, weight, power, and cost for satellite payloads.
• Lead electronics system design in coordination with functional teammates to ensure and system level requirements and electrical flowdowns are met.
• Familiarization with modeling tools to develop insights in co-design of different optical technologies in a single optical payload.
• Assist in roadmap development of novel imaging technologies for future space systems and explore nascent concepts.
• Generation of detailed electrical specifications for subcontractors as well as cable manufactures.
• Experience in integration of electrical assemblies including managing electrical subcontractors, design for manufacture and test, and hands-on assistance to Manufacturing Engineering in debug and performance characterization.
• Interacts with senior internal and external personnel on technical matters requiring coordination between organizations.
• Provides leadership, direction and guidance for research into the solution of engineering problems.
• Advises or directs the planning for the implementation of engineering solutions, including strategic objectives and timetables.
• Participates or directs the allocation of technical resources and professional staff to achieve objectives.
• Prepares status/progress reports and ensure compliance, reporting, and safety standards are maintained.
• Acts as spokesperson and represents the technical capabilities of the organization to national audiences.
• Functions as a key participant in attracting and retaining engineering business as well as professional staff.
• Maintains the strict confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; fifteen or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, thirteen or more years of experience with a masters degree, or ten or more years with a PhD.
• May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
• Has demonstrated leadership ability by directing/developing the solution(s) to highly technical and complex engineering problems, and has been a key participant in attracting and retaining engineering business as well as professional staff.
• Must possess the ability to guide the resolution of unusually complex technical problems;
• Champion the development of new concepts and principles;
• Serve as an expert spokesperson on those concepts and principles.