Senior Principal Electro-Optical Systems Architect

3 days ago

Danbury, Connecticut, United States Arka Service Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Principal Electro-Optical Systems Engineer/Architect to join our team at Arka Service. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for defining the architecture of complex EO/IR imaging or non-imaging systems to accomplish customer-defined mission goals.

Key Responsibilities
  • Evaluate and shape customer requirements, assisting business development in defining the opportunity spaces in which future contracts lie.
  • Develop the top-level system architecture of mission solutions, including optical and electronic design requirements, on-board processing requirements, platform interfaces, and CONOPS.
  • Define, execute, and oversee system design trades.
  • Interface with customers throughout the product life cycle as the lead technical representative of the product development team.
  • Lead program teams, including other engineering disciplines and interfacing with program management, to develop optical system design concepts and decompose and flow down system requirements to lower-level assemblies and components.
  • Prepare and present material for formal design reviews and customer meetings.
  • Define and lead internal IR&D projects.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of relevant work experience or 10 years of relevant work experience with Master's degree.
  • Decomposition of complex systems into logical building blocks and the ability to develop the requisite error budgets and requirements traceability.
  • Evaluation and definition of the optical, mechanical, electrical, and environmental inputs into an EO/IR system and their influence on overall requirements compliance.
  • Program planning including scope definition, resourcing, and budgeting.
  • Proficient technical writing skills including proposal content, requirements specifications, verification matrices, verification plans, and verification reports.
  • CONOPS development.
  • Technical leadership of cross-functional/discipline teams.
Preferred Experience
  • Experience in architecting and/or developing imaging system solutions for spaceborne missions.
  • Knowledge of EO industry technical capabilities (e.g., focal planes, electronics) for space systems, supporting architecting of EO payloads.
  • Familiarity with mission level performance requirements including: NIIRS (image quality), Modulation Transfer Function (MTF), Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR), Minimum Detectable Target and/or geolocation.
  • Familiarity with mission level phenomenology including Solar illuminated signal and thermal emission of objects and background/clutter and appropriate selection of spectral bands.
Location

The position is located onsite at our facility in Danbury, CT. Located in beautiful Fairfield County, Danbury offers a diverse economy, wonderful parks, cultural attractions, an impressive mix of private and public educational institutions, and a vibrant arts scene.

About Us

Collaborating with world-class experts, you will have the opportunity to develop innovative solutions in fulfillment of our customers' requirements. We believe in our mission and support our employees with policies and programs that provide opportunities for continual learning, career growth, and work/life balance, along with a full suite of health and welfare benefits.

Employment with Arka Service in the US is contingent upon satisfactory completion of several pre-employment requirements, including a credit check, background check, and drug screen. Position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance. No sponsorship is available for this position.

Arka Service L.P. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.

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