Lead Optical Systems Engineer

General Atomics • Acton, MA

228d • $116,480 - $208,505

About The Position

General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world's leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies. The Optical Sensors Systems group within General Atomics - Electromagnetic Systems Group is developing the next-generation, state-of-the-art Electro-Optical/Infrared Sensor Systems to help defend our national interests and support critical commercial enterprises worldwide.

Requirements

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree, master's degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution.
• Twelve or more years of experience with a bachelor's degree, ten or more years of experience with a master's degree, or seven or more years with a PhD.
• Fifteen years of technical experience in developing Electro-Optical Systems and/or components for Aerospace and Military Defense applications.
• Experience in System level architecture development, requirements definition and flowdown, analysis, and risk mitigation for space and airborne payloads or electro-optical sub-systems.
• Experience developing systems and general engineering processes and procedures.
• Experience supporting new business pursuits and proposals efforts.
• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills for interfacing with senior management, customers, and sub-contractors.
• Experience with Optical Systems designs and architectures including scanning and staring systems; focal plane array technologies and electronics; mission level performance requirements including NIIRS, MTF, SNR, Minimum Detectable Target, and/or geolocation; spectral sensing techniques; and signal and data processing, and algorithm development.
• Experience defining optical, mechanical/structural, thermal, electrical, and environmental inputs into a system and evaluating overall system performance.
• Competence with software analysis tools such as MATLAB, Mathcad, or Python.
• Experience writing technical reports and making technical presentations.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the US government; US citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Master's or PhD degree from an accredited program in Optical Engineering, Remote Sensing, Physics, or related discipline.
• Experience as a lead engineer, project engineer, or IPT lead.

Responsibilities

• Develop and analyze extremely high performance EO/IR Solutions and Architectures for Space and Airborne Applications.
• Engage in all aspects of the EO/IR Systems architecture development, requirements development and analysis, conceptual trade studies, design & analysis, subcontractor technical review and management, integration & test, and verification and validation of EO/IR sensor systems for the aerospace industry.
• Work with all engineering disciplines to develop verification and validation requirements.
• Interface with customers throughout the product life cycle as a lead technical representative.
• Prepare and present material for formal design reviews and customer meetings.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services