Chief EO/IR Architect

CACI International • Danbury, CT

6d • Onsite

About The Position

As the Chief EO/IR Engineer, you will be involved in all phases of system development, from pre-proposal activities through final design, manufacturing, assembly, integration, verification, and delivery, providing technical direction and leadership to integrated product teams of varying sizes.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Evaluation and shaping of customer requirements, assisting business development in defining the opportunity spaces in which future contracts lie.
• Development of the top-level system architecture of mission solutions, 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 of the product development team.
• 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 of material for formal design reviews and customer meetings.
• Defining and leading internal IR&D projects.

Benefits

• Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families.
• At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees