Electro-Optics System Architect-SME
About The Position
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Mission Technologies is seeking an Electro-Optics Engineer to serve as a technical lead engineer in Dayton, Ohio. The role focuses on experimental, laboratory, and field work in electro-optics, including hardware testing, performance measurement, EO/IR validation, simulation tools, and predictive modeling. The successful candidate will provide technical and programmatic leadership and assemble, lead, and direct a team expected to grow to six people. The position is located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, within commuting distance of Beavercreek, Fairborn, Dayton, and Riverside. The work includes developing and rebuilding an EO test and measurement capability, designing and executing tests at Dayton and other CONUS test facilities, coordinating with customers on requirements, maintaining program and test schedules, traveling to and executing tests, analyzing collected data, and producing comprehensive technical reports.
Requirements
- 10 years of relevant experience with a Ph.D. in Optics, Physics, or an Electro-Optics field, or 13 years of relevant experience with a master's degree in Physics or an Electro-Optics field.
- Minimum Secret clearance required to start.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance with enhanced security checks.
- Advanced proficiency in Modeling & Simulation (M&S) and data analysis.
- Experience designing, developing, or optimizing Electro-Optics system architectures.
- Knowledge of optical fundamentals, including light sources, propagation, reflection, refraction, diffraction, and polarization.
- Knowledge of sensor systems, including photodetectors, EO/IR sensor principles, radiometry, modulation transfer function, and performance modeling.
- Knowledge of signal processing, including image data processing, noise reduction, and detection algorithms.
- Analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal, written, and report-writing skills.
- Strong team-building, leadership, and personnel-management skills.
- Ability to summarize, interpret, and provide critical feedback on technical discussions and documents.
Nice To Haves
- Strong understanding of optical and material phenomenology.
- Software skills such as MatLab, Microsoft Office, Excel, and COAST Modelling.
- Understanding of the military test and evaluation process.
- Experience in field collections.
- Prior work in a clean room.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team developing an EO testing and measurement capability.
- Work with senior management and technical leads.
- Resurrect and build up an EO test capability.
- Design and execute tests in Dayton and at test facilities in CONUS.
- Work with customers to determine requirements and conduct testing to meet them.
- Develop and maintain program and test schedules.
- Execute tests and travel to test locations.
- Analyze collected data, determine results, and write comprehensive technical reports.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
