Airborne Optical Communications Program Lead

Bright Silicon Technologies; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity incentives

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Bright Silicon Technologies in Pleasanton, CA is seeking a Technical Program Leader to take OCTANE from lab prototype to live airborne demonstrations, including integration into the Air Force.

You'll build and lead a team of about six engineers (modem/DSP, FPGA and embedded firmware, optoelectronic hardware, and PAT controls), own the terminal architecture and schedule, and ensure the modem, electronics, and Lightfield Directing Array work together as one link.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• Hands-on experience building optical communications systems from design through integration and test.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams through complex hardware/software integration.
• Strong systems-level understanding of a communications link: link budgets and interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead the OCTANE program technically: roadmap, milestones, risk management, and customer/partner engagement.
• Build, hire, and mentor a team of ~6 engineers across disciplines.
• Own the terminal architecture and link budget; define interfaces among front end, back end, and modem.
• Collaborate on waveform, FEC, and multi-waveform strategy meeting interoperability standards.
• Lead terminal integration and test, including lab validation and flight demonstrations.
• Bridge R&D, systems engineering, and production to scale manufacturing and new optical architectures.

Skills

Technical leadership

Systems engineering

Optical communications

FPGA development

DSP/Embedded firmware

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering / Optical Engineering / Systems Engineering / Physics

Tools

FPGA

DSP

Embedded firmware

Job description

Bright Silicon Technologies in Pleasanton, CA is seeking a Technical Program Leader to take OCTANE from lab prototype to live airborne demonstrations, including integration into the Air Force.

You'll build and lead a team of about six engineers (modem/DSP, FPGA and embedded firmware, optoelectronic hardware, and PAT controls), own the terminal architecture and schedule, and ensure the modem, electronics, and Lightfield Directing Array work together as one link.