Onsite Senior Specialist/Lead, Integration/Test Engineering, Electro Optical

Posted 8 hours ago

Apply now

About the role

  • Lead Integration & Test Engineer specializing in advanced electro-optical systems for space-based applications. Oversee project execution and manage multidisciplinary engineering teams in the space sector.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and integrate advanced electro-optical systems for space-based applications, ensuring compliance with all relevant specifications and mission requirements
  • Lead a project team of engineers, overseeing and ensuring technical execution of projects
  • Coordinate with program leadership to develop a technical plan and path forward for program execution
  • Manage major subcontract cost, schedule, and performance and oversee the overall Mission Payload Flight AI&T (Assembly, Integration, and Test) activities
  • Design, plan, and execute test procedures for electro-optical components and systems
  • Analyze test data to validate system performance against requirements
  • Identify and troubleshoot issues, propose corrective actions, and implement solutions
  • Define, manage, and maintain system and sub-system level requirements, ensuring traceability and compliance throughout the project lifecycle
  • Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout the project lifecycle, from conceptual design to final system delivery and operation
  • Generate and maintain detailed technical documentation, including test plans, procedures, work instructions, test reports, and anomaly reports
  • Develop and evaluate trade studies to support decision-making processes, ensuring accuracy and completeness
  • Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including subcontractors and U.S. Government customers, to ensure alignment and project success
  • Ensure all engineering activities adhere to industry standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, production, and quality assurance, to ensure successful system integration and test
  • Demonstrate excellent written, oral, and presentation communication skills
  • Prepare effective presentations to communicate technical information to non-technical professionals
  • Participate in process improvement initiatives to enhance test methodologies and system integration practices
  • Provide training and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering their development and growth within the team

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Physics, or other related scientific discipline
  • 6-9 years of relevant space-based EO/IR systems engineering work experience
  • Alternatively, a graduate degree with a minimum of 4-7 years of prior related experience, or in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10-13 years of prior related experience
  • Secret or Top Secret Clearance
  • 7 years’ experience optical and electro-optical testing techniques and equipment including experience with optical design, sensors, detectors, and imaging systems
  • 7 years’ system integration processes and best practices
  • Familiarity with space environment considerations and testing protocols
  • Experience as a Control Account Manager (CAM) and Integrated Product Team Lead (IPTL) is required
  • Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, and other relevant engineering and simulation software tools, such as MATLAB

Benefits

  • health and disability insurance
  • 401(k) match
  • flexible spending accounts
  • EAP
  • education assistance
  • parental leave
  • paid time off
  • company-paid holidays

Job title

Senior Specialist/Lead, Integration/Test Engineering, Electro Optical

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$111,950 - $222,500 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

Location requirements

Report this job

See something inaccurate? Let us know and we'll update the listing.

Report job