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Salary: USD 166,000 - 220,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced technology. The Space Imaging team is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to define and validate spaceborne electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) system architectures.
You will be responsible for defining active EO/IR system architectures and performing radiometric performance modeling. Your work will span laboratory, ground, and flight testing environments. You will model atmospheric and environmental effects for land, sea, and air targets to predict real-world performance, and leverage these analyses to inform system-level architectural trades. As needed, you will lead small teams of engineers from concept ideation through system definition and development.
Key responsibilities include:
- Define system architectures via detailed trade studies and analyses
- Adapt or derive physics-based models of sensor system performance and derive requirements based on those models
- Take ownership over the development of prototype sensor systems in a lab environment
- Support both laboratory-based and field-based experiments and demonstrations
- Engage technically with hardware, software, and mission teams to define, integrate, and deliver high-performance systems to customers
- Validate models against laboratory and real-world data
- Coordinate and communicate with both external and internal stakeholders with varying degrees of technical background
You should have a track record of successfully working on fast-paced, highly technical, interdisciplinary teams. Proficiency in analytical toolchains or languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python) is required. Experience with industry standard EO/IR modeling software packages (e.g., MODTRAN, SPIRITS, AFSIM) is a plus. Prior experience working with space sensors and systems is highly desirable.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Model development and validation in one or more domains relevant to remote sensing
- Ability to decompose complex systems into functional parts, with clearly defined interfaces and requirements for each
- Experience in system design and development from initial concept through test and delivery to customer
- Strong laboratory skills (rapid prototyping, design of experiments) and familiarity with opto-electrical test and measurement equipment
- Willingness to travel to test sites, as needed
- Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Knowledge of current and next-generation advanced sensing systems and platforms
- Active and passive sensing domain experience (e.g., LiDAR, EO/IR, Radar)
- Experience with laser systems, including opto-mechanical scanning and beam steering techniques
- Knowledge of electro-mechanical control systems, including their performance requirements and verification methodologies
- Experience with LiDAR/Radar signal processing techniques, and knowledge of their implementation on real-time embedded platforms (FPGA, MCU, etc.)
- Experience with signature and/or scenario modeling/software packages (MODTRAN, SPIRITS, AFSIM)
- Space domain experience (architecting sensors for operation in space environments)
