Senior Optical Signal Chain Engineer (Space Systems)

Space Kinetic Corp.; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity-Based Compensation

401(k) retirement plan with company 3.

Highly Competitive PTO

Paid company holidays + winter break

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vis

Performance-based bonus opportunities

Job summary

Space Kinetic seeks a Signal Chain Processing Engineer to own the design, integration, and qualification of optical processing systems for spacecraft and payload technologies. This is a hands-on role spanning architecture, design, testing, and on-orbit operations.

The role requires collaboration with mechanical, electrical, software, systems, manufacturing, and supplier teams to deliver flight-ready hardware and software, while advancing cutting-edge space-tech in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Imaging Science, Mathematics, ECE, or related field.
• 4+ years of EO/IR imaging, image or signal processing, computer vision, object detection and tracking, remote sensing, or optical sensor systems.
• Experience developing detection, localization, CV, and tracking algorithms for real or simulated imagery data.
• Strong understanding of image formation, optics, detectors, calibration, noise, resolution and their impact on algorithm performance.

Responsibilities

• Select, develop, and evaluate processing techniques; optimize calibration, background suppression, signal augmentation, target detection, geolocation, and multi-target/multi-sensor tracking.
• Leverage end-to-end data exploitation and analytics to validate novel image and signal processing algorithms.
• Develop verification and validation of new image and signal processing algorithms; inform trade studies to optimize performance of space payloads.
• Craft innovative visualizations and analytical reports for company leadership.
• Develop alignment, calibration, metrology, and automated test methods to characterize optical performance.
• Analyze test data, diagnose optical performance issues, lead anomaly investigations, and implement corrective design actions.
• Partner with mechanical, electrical, software, systems, manufacturing, and supplier teams to deliver flight-ready hardware and software.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

C++

Optical engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering

Tools

Lab equipment experience

Job description

Space Kinetic seeks a Signal Chain Processing Engineer to own the design, integration, and qualification of optical processing systems for spacecraft and payload technologies. This is a hands-on role spanning architecture, design, testing, and on-orbit operations.

The role requires collaboration with mechanical, electrical, software, systems, manufacturing, and supplier teams to deliver flight-ready hardware and software, while advancing cutting-edge space-tech in a fast-paced environment.