Sr. EOIR Systems Engineering Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

PTO

HSA

FSA

Alternate work week schedule

Long-term disability (LTD)

Life insurance

Job summary

Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. (SBIR) seeks a Senior Manager, EO/IR Systems Engineering to lead a team of systems engineers in defining, designing, and analyzing electro-optical test systems as part of core product development.

You will support integration, characterization, and verification/validation efforts and communicate technical concepts to customers and internal stakeholders. The role reports to the CTO and participates in advancing SBIR’s EO/IR offerings, including MEMS, optical imaging,

Qualifications

• Hands-on EO/IR system development and hardware sell-off in production environments.
• Requirements/spec development and RVTM management.
• Experience across two of three lifecycle areas: system design, analysis, or integration/testing.
• Strong communication skills for internal and customer-facing presentations and documentation.
• Ability to mentor junior systems engineers.

Responsibilities

• Define, design, and analyze electro-optical test systems as part of core product development.
• Lead a team of systems engineers and coordinate cross-functional work.
• Support product integration, characterization, verification and validation.
• Communicate complex EO/IR concepts clearly to customers and stakeholders.

Skills

EO/IR systems development

Requirements/spec development

System design

System analysis

System integration and test

Communication and presentation

Mentoring junior staff

People management (5+ engineers)

Procurement/spec management

DoD acquisition familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, systems engineering, aerospace engineering or related STEM

Master’s degree in related field

PhD in related field

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.

Qualifications

Preferred

• Experience with functional management of a team of 5 or more engineers
• Experience with detailed opto-mechanical system design and analysis, including drawing generation and review
• Experience with optical components and materials, including mirrors and lenses
• Experience developing procurement specifications for, and providing technical management of, optical vendors and subcontractors
• Familiarity or experience with US Department of Defense acquisition processes
• Familiarity or experience with project or program management practices, including a certification from the Project Management Institute

Due to US Export Control Regulations compliance, eligible candidates MUST be a US citizen, permanent resident or a person who has been granted asylum; proper documentation required. Pre-employment verifications: must pass background, reference and ITAR/EAR checks in addition to a pre-employment drug screen.

This position offers many benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, HSA, FSA, alternate work week schedule, LTD, life insurance and much more.

EOE

Male/Female/Veteran/Disabled