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Salary: USD 126,000 - 167,000 / 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 Systems Engineer to define and validate spaceborne electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) systems.
You will be responsible for defining active EO/IR system architectures, performing radiometric performance modeling, and conducting laboratory, ground, and flight testing. You will model atmospheric and environmental effects for land, sea, and air targets to predict real-world performance, and leverage your 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)
