Senior EO/IR Systems Engineer II - Secret Clearance

Rocket Lab USA

Tucson (AZ)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Rocket Lab USA is seeking a Senior/Principal Systems Engineer (EO/IR) at our Tucson, AZ site to provide quantitative technical guidance, requirements decomposition, modeling and simulation, and EO/IR sensor performance evaluation. This role requires an active clearance and U.S.

citizenship to support DoD/IC programs. You will collaborate across engineering disciplines, develop tests, and drive algorithm development and optimization for space-domain sensing solutions, contributing to mission

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in physics, optical sciences, science, or other technical discipline.
Active Secret/Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
U.S. citizenship is required, due to program requirements.
8+ years of professional experience.
Experience with Python and/or MATLAB for analysis, modeling, simulation, or algorithm development.
Experience with algorithm design, implementation, analysis, testing, and optimization.
Ability to contribute to the completion of program and project milestones.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with researchers on projects related to machine learning, AI, and computer vision.
Perform rapid prototyping and enhanced development to support integration into operational systems.
Develop and modify simulations for design, prototyping, integration, testing, and performance assessment of EO/IR sensor hardware and algorithms.
Contribute strong programming ability and technical judgment to develop robust solutions for real-world mission problems.
Validate, optimize, and deploy advanced exploitation algorithms, including algorithm design, implementation, analysis, testing, and optimization.
Guide and author data collection, analysis, and performance assessment software.
Decompose high-level customer requirements into EO/IR subsystem requirements to inform hardware, software, firmware, and systems engineering execution.
Collaborate closely with firmware development, electronics interface control, hardware engineering, software engineering, and systems engineering teams.
Design calibration and characterization experiments for EO/IR sensors, sensor models, and supporting test equipment.
Participate in engineering lab environments to test, verify, and validate sensor models and EO/IR sensor performance in accordance with requirements.
Use excellent investigative and troubleshooting skills to assess issues and develop resolutions in the lab and in the field.
Work proactively to complete tasks with little direction.
Communicate effectively with project management, customers, and team members across disciplines.
Attend technical interchange meetings with team members and other project personnel, and represent the organization in matters pertaining to project development.
Provide status on assigned tasks and program schedules.
Review documents and resolve technical engineering and integration issues.
Manage time and resources in order to meet assigned deadlines.
Support travel or off-site work, as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned