Senior Optical Systems Engineer, Space EO/IR

Millennium Space Systems; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 248,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plans

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, seeks an Optical Systems Engineer to lead mission performance for EO/IR sensors and laser payloads. You will interface with payload and space-vehicle teams, and model mission phenomenology to support autonomous navigation and docking analyses.

You will own requirements, perform optical modeling and simulations, and execute ground and on-orbit tests. Strong collaboration with engineering and data processing teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent.
• 14+ years of industry experience in optical engineering (advanced degrees may supplement years of experience).
• Experience with performance/phenomenology/modeling of space-based EO sensors (3 years).
• This position requires the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. secret clearance Post Start is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate mission and unit level requirements for Electro-optical (EO)/Infrared (IR) sensors, Laser systems (Laser rangefinders and Optical Communications Terminals), and space vehicle interfaces
• Design and implement modeling and simulation of optical systems
• Develop and execute unit and system level tests on the ground and on-orbit to verify performance
• Manage supplier and partner performance
• Manage complex projects by coordinating work statements, setting and tracking budget/schedule, and measuring technical performance
• Support large-scale new business proposals

Skills

Optical engineering

Phenomenology modeling

Space EO sensors

TS/SCI clearance

Laser communications

Mentoring

Satellite optical hardware

On-orbit experience

Link budget OCT

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Job description

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, seeks an Optical Systems Engineer to lead mission performance for EO/IR sensors and laser payloads. You will interface with payload and space-vehicle teams, and model mission phenomenology to support autonomous navigation and docking analyses.

You will own requirements, perform optical modeling and simulations, and execute ground and on-orbit tests. Strong collaboration with engineering and data processing teams is essential.