Senior Space Systems Architect – Open-Standards EO/IR, On-Orbit AI

Mercury Systems; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 130.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Mercury Systems seeks an Expert Systems/Solution Architect Engineer to design scalable, open architectures for spaceborne, radiation-hardened EO/IR and RF sensing systems. You will define payload data paths, processing, fusion, and transmission in constrained environments, leading cross-functional teams and engaging customers directly.

The role prioritizes open standards, strategic initiatives, and interaction with end customers to drive innovation, proposals, and long-term growth, with travel

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS, Electrical, Computer Engineering or related field.
• 12+ years in systems engineering or architecture for space/EO/IR/RF domains.
• Strong customer-facing, collaboration, and technical proposal skills.

Aufgaben

• Architect open-standards EO/IR and RF payload-processing modules.
• Define end-to-end data-path architectures, interfaces and targets.
• Lead customer engagements and translate mission needs to requirements.
• Design AI/ML-enabled on-orbit processing for targeting, fusion and data reduction.
• Assess risks, costs, schedules, and long-term supportability.

Kenntnisse

Systems engineering

Architecture leadership

Customer liaison

Open standards

On-orbit processing

AI/ML-enabled

Ausbildung

BSc or higher in CS/EE/CE

Tools

System modeling tools

RF simulation

Jobbeschreibung

Mercury Systems seeks an Expert Systems/Solution Architect Engineer to design scalable, open architectures for spaceborne, radiation-hardened EO/IR and RF sensing systems. You will define payload data paths, processing, fusion, and transmission in constrained environments, leading cross-functional teams and engaging customers directly.

The role prioritizes open standards, strategic initiatives, and interaction with end customers to drive innovation, proposals, and long-term growth, with travel