Senior Space Domain Awareness Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Paid holidays & vacation

Telework options

401(k) plan with company match

Relocation assistance

Education assistance

Inclusive work environment

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation in Chantilly, VA is seeking an Engineering Specialist to advance Space Domain Awareness EO/IR systems.

You will design, model, and test laboratory capabilities; analyze EO/IR data; and contribute to system performance assessments.

Candidates need a physics/engineering degree, 8+ years EO/IR experience, and proficiency in MATLAB, Python, and C/C++; TS/SCI eligibility may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Astronomy, Remote Sensing, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Imaging Science, Optical Engineering, or another related discipline
• Eight or more years of relevant work experience relating to EO/IR systems and/or EO/IR data sets relating to Space Domain Awareness
• Expertise with data analysis, modeling, characterization, design, and/or performance assessments of EO/IR systems
• Experience implementing laboratory experiments relating to characterization of optical components, focal planes, and/or radiometric characterization
• Proficiency with programming environments and languages such as MATLAB, Python, and/or C/C++

Responsibilities

• Supporting the design, development, and characterization of Space Domain Awareness collection capabilities through modeling, analysis, and laboratory capabilities
• Designing, developing, demonstrating, and testing capabilities for laboratory and field testing
• Exploring Space Domain Awareness system design trades through modeling, analysis, and/or prototyping
• Implementing, developing, and/or assessing image processing and data analysis techniques for EO/IR data sets
• Working with a team of junior and senior staff with a diverse knowledgebase across Aerospace and multiple customers on technical studies as both contributor and leader

Skills

EO/IR systems

Data analysis

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Physics/Engineering/Remote Sensing

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation in Chantilly, VA is seeking an Engineering Specialist to advance Space Domain Awareness EO/IR systems.

You will design, model, and test laboratory capabilities; analyze EO/IR data; and contribute to system performance assessments.

Candidates need a physics/engineering degree, 8+ years EO/IR experience, and proficiency in MATLAB, Python, and C/C++; TS/SCI eligibility may apply.