Senior Space Imaging Systems Engineer | EO/IR & Space Sensors

Anduril Industries; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 143,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Systems Engineer for the Space Imaging team to define active EO/IR system architectures, perform radiometric modeling, and lead prototype sensor development in the lab. You will model environmental effects for land, sea, and air targets and guide system trades with analysis outcomes.

The role requires strong MATLAB/Python skills, experience with EO/IR modeling tools, and willingness to travel to test sites. Prior space-sensor experience is highly desirable; U.S.

Qualifications

• Model development and validation in remote sensing domains.
• Ability to decompose complex systems into functional parts with clear interfaces and requirements.
• Experience in system design and development from concept through test and delivery to customer.
• Strong laboratory skills and familiarity with opto-electrical test and measurement equipment.
• Willingness to travel to test sites and ability to obtain/hold a U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Define system architectures via detailed trade studies and analyses.
• Adapt or derive physics-based models of sensor system performance and derive requirements based on those models.
• Take ownership over the development of prototype sensor systems in a lab environment.
• Support both laboratory-based and field-based experiments and demonstrations.
• Engage with hardware, software, and mission teams to define, integrate, and deliver high-performance systems.
• Validate models against laboratory and real-world data.
• Coordinate with external and internal stakeholders with varying technical backgrounds.

Skills

Model development

System decomposition

Lab experiments

Travel willingness

Security clearance eligibility

MATLAB

Python

MODTRAN

SPIRITS

AFSIM

Tools

MATLAB

Python

MODTRAN

SPIRITS

AFSIM

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Systems Engineer for the Space Imaging team to define active EO/IR system architectures, perform radiometric modeling, and lead prototype sensor development in the lab. You will model environmental effects for land, sea, and air targets and guide system trades with analysis outcomes.

The role requires strong MATLAB/Python skills, experience with EO/IR modeling tools, and willingness to travel to test sites. Prior space-sensor experience is highly desirable; U.S.