Sr. EOIR Systems Engineering Manager

HEICO; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 195,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. in Santa Barbara, CA, seeks a Senior Manager of EO/IR Systems Engineering to define, design, and analyze electro-optical test systems as part of SBIR’s core product development.

You will lead a team of Systems Engineers and support integration, characterization, and verification and validation. Reporting to the CTO, you will drive system architecture, requirements management, and test plans, while mentoring junior staff and communicating technical concepts to

Qualifications

• Hands-on EO/IR system development experience.
• Experience with requirements/specification development and RVTMs.
• Exposure to system design, analysis, or integration/test in active or passive sensing.
• Strong communication and mentoring abilities.

Responsibilities

• Define, design, and analyze EO/IR test systems for SBIR products.
• Lead a team of Systems Engineers across development activities.
• Support product integration, characterization, verification and validation.
• Present concepts and results to customers and document them clearly.

Skills

EO/IR systems

Systems engineering leadership

Mentoring

Customer communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in EE/Systems/Aerospace or STEM + 13 years

Master’s degree + 10 years

PhD + 5 years

Job description

Senior Manager, EO/IR Systems Engineering

Santa Barbara Infrared is hiring for the role of Senior Manager, EO/IR Systems Engineering!

The EO/IR Systems Engineering Senior Manager’s primary responsibilities will be to define, design, and analyze electro-optical test systems as part of SBIR’s core product development (Infrared Scene Projectors, Standard Commercial Products, and Integrated Electro-Optical Test Systems), while leading a team of talented Systems Engineers. This position, reporting directly to SBIR’s Chief Technology Officer, will also support product integration, characterization, and verification and validation.

Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. (SBIR), is a successful, fast-paced subsidiary of HEICO Corporation (NYSE: HEI, HEI.A). For more than 60 years, HEICO has thrived by serving segments of the aerospace, defense, and electronics industries by providing innovative and cost-saving test solutions, products, and services. Forbes Magazine has previously ranked HEICO as one of the 200 "Best Small Companies" and 200 "Hot Shot Stocks".

Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. designs and manufactures the most technologically advanced Electro-Optical (EO) and Infrared (IR) test instrumentation in the world. SBIR's broad line of innovative products supports the testing of military, commercial, and research sensor systems for world-wide use in laboratory, production, depot, and field test applications. SBIR’s products include cutting-edge MEMS technology, optical imaging systems, focal planes, and lasers with supporting mechanical, thermal, electrical, and software subsystems to enable them.

SBIR's high-energy, dynamic culture focuses on our team members providing quality products and services to our customers. We create highly-integrated, well-engineered, cost-effective hardware and software solutions to the EO/IR community. In doing so, SBIR has become the preferred supplier to major domestic and international manufacturers of commercial and military EO/IR sensors and systems, and our EO/IR Systems Engineering Senior Manager will play a leading role in continuing and growing that heritage.

$195,000/yr. - $250,000/yr. – DOE

Required

• Hands-on experience with EO/IR system development and hardware sell-off in production environment
• Experience with requirements/specification development, management of RVTMs
• Experience with two of the following three product lifecycle areas for active or passive remote sensing systems:
  • System design, including: System architecture definition, internal and external interface definition and management, concept development and trade studies, and detailed design
  • System analysis, including: Image and signal processing, STOp and tolerancing analysis, optical performance/radiometric analysis and budgeting
  • System integration and test, including: Definition of system integration and test plans, development of test procedures, optical alignment, optical system characterization, sensor characterization
• Ability to communicate fundamental concepts of EO/IR systems internally and to customers through presentations and oral communication, and written documentation
• Ability to mentor up-and-coming junior Systems Engineering staff
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, systems engineering, aerospace engineering, or other STEM field and 13 years of experience; Master’s degree and 10 years of experience; or PhD and 5 years of experience.