Senior Optical Systems Architect – EO/IR (Space/Air)

General Atomics; Acton (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics (GA) leads in high-technology systems from nuclear fuel cycles to remotely piloted aircraft and advanced sensors. The Optical Sensors Systems group is developing next-generation EO/IR sensor systems for Space and Airborne applications, with a focus on multi-disciplined engineering and verification across life-cycle stages.

The Senior Optical Systems Engineer/Architect will develop architectures, define requirements, and interact with customers and subcontractors, presenting at

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor's, master's or PhD in engineering or related discipline.
• Nine+ years with bachelor, seven+ years with master's, or four+ years with PhD; equivalent experience accepted.
• Experience in system level architecture development, requirements definition & flowdown, risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and analyze high-performance EO/IR sensor systems and architectures for space and airborne applications.
• Engage in all aspects of EO/IR systems architecture development, requirements, design & verification.
• Interface with customers and subcontractors, lead technical reviews and present material for design reviews.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure system performance against NIIRS, MTF, SNR and geolocation targets.

Skills

System architecture

Requirements flowdown

Technical communication

Risk mitigation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Mathcad

Job description

General Atomics (GA) leads in high-technology systems from nuclear fuel cycles to remotely piloted aircraft and advanced sensors. The Optical Sensors Systems group is developing next-generation EO/IR sensor systems for Space and Airborne applications, with a focus on multi-disciplined engineering and verification across life-cycle stages.

The Senior Optical Systems Engineer/Architect will develop architectures, define requirements, and interact with customers and subcontractors, presenting at