Senior Systems Engineer, EO/IR Payloads

Qualifications

• B.S, M.S., or Ph.D. in an engineering field, Physics, Optical Sciences, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience working as a systems or instrument engineer, with deep technical knowledge in the EO/IR payload engineering domain.
• Background in infrared, multispectral, hyperspectral, or similar remote sensing phenomenologies
• Experience in EO/IR and related space missions across government and commercial markets.
• Demonstrated capability in traditional systems engineering including requirements development, simulation/modeling, and detailed technical analysis.
• Software skills in one or more languages (e.g. Python, Julia, MATLAB) for modeling, simulation, and data analysis.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and organization skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical information to cross-functional teams and external customers.
• Strong collaborative skills for working across disciplines including engineering, satellite operations, mission architecture, and business development.
• Ability to obtain TS/SCI security clearance required, active clearance strongly preferred.

Nice-to-have Skills

• Familiarity with early-stage business development, strategic capture, and customer discovery.
• Experience developing radiometric models and/or scene simulations to drive early application feasibility and payload design trades.
• Experience working hands-on with rapid prototyping, experimental payloads, or capability demonstrations.
• Familiarity with space systems development, especially small satellite remote sensing system architectures.

Salary

• The salary range for this role is $181,000 - $208,000, plus a competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package. Final compensation will be determined based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location as assessed during the interview process.

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ITAR/EAR Requirements

• This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.