Spacecraft Electro-Optical Engineer — Lead Sensor Development

Apex Technology, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in Apex

Company-paid healthcare

Comprehensive PTO 15+ days

401(k) matching

8 weeks parental leave

Lunch provided

On-site Playa Vista office

Collaborative work culture

Job summary

Apex Technology, Inc. is hiring an Electro-Optical Engineer in Los Angeles to own sensor products across the full development lifecycle, from concept to production.

You will steer architecture decisions, drive verification, and close gaps through failure investigations, collaborating with groups across structures, optics, software, and manufacturing. The role emphasizes trade studies balancing performance, cost, and risk, with guidance to the hardware REA and a focus on delivering robust,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, Software Engineering, Applied Physics, or related field.
• Hands-on experience developing, prototyping, integrating, and/or testing multidisciplinary systems.
• Demonstrated hardware, project, or product ownership experience.
• Strong understanding of test engineering fundamentals and methodologies.
• Demonstrated leadership, time management, and organizational skills.
• Comfortable researching and creating clean-sheet subsystem architectures.
• Self-motivated and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Own sensor products through the full development lifecycle from concept to production.
• Provide technical Solutions as hardware REA and guide issue resolution.
• Manage budgets, schedules, and tasks within a multidisciplinary team.
• Own verification and validation activities for sensor subsystems.
• Develop and execute qualification/test campaigns and maintain test stations.
• Perform root-cause analyses and feed lessons back into designs.
• Perform system- and component-level trade studies to optimize performance and cost.
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines to deliver integrated sensor solutions.
• Present technical work at design reviews and document engineering work clearly.

Skills

Multidisciplinary systems

Hardware ownership

Test engineering fundamentals

Leadership / time management

Open design space exploration

Self-motivated learner

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Apex Technology, Inc. is hiring an Electro-Optical Engineer in Los Angeles to own sensor products across the full development lifecycle, from concept to production.

You will steer architecture decisions, drive verification, and close gaps through failure investigations, collaborating with groups across structures, optics, software, and manufacturing. The role emphasizes trade studies balancing performance, cost, and risk, with guidance to the hardware REA and a focus on delivering robust,