Senior Infrared Sensor Payloads Systems Engineer

Sierra Space; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 164,000 - 226,000; Full time

Job summary

Sierra Space is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer – Infrared Sensor Payloads to provide technical leadership for space-based infrared sensing payloads. You will oversee requirements, architecture, interfaces, performance, and on-orbit validation across suppliers, mission software, and spacecraft systems to ensure mission success.

You will guide development and verification of detection and tracking algorithms, assess sensor performance, and collaborate with customers and program leadership to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline; 14+ years of experience typical.
• Strong systems engineering background with requirements development and verification.
• Experience with EO/IR sensor systems or similar remote-sensing systems.
• Experience leading complex technical activities across multiple disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the program's infrared sensor payload engineering interface and technical authority.
• Oversee payload supplier activities across the development lifecycle; conduct design reviews and testing.
• Define and verify mission-level and payload-level requirements for missile warning and tracking.
• Model and analyze end-to-end sensor-to-track performance; oversight of algorithms and data fusion.

Skills

Systems engineering

IR payload performance

Requirements development

Modeling & simulation

Algorithms & data fusion

Education

Bachelor's in Systems Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C++

Job description

Sierra Space is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer – Infrared Sensor Payloads to provide technical leadership for space-based infrared sensing payloads. You will oversee requirements, architecture, interfaces, performance, and on-orbit validation across suppliers, mission software, and spacecraft systems to ensure mission success.

You will guide development and verification of detection and tracking algorithms, assess sensor performance, and collaborate with customers and program leadership to