Optical Payload Subsystem Engineering Senior Manager

3 weeks ago

Petaluma, United States Lockheed Martin Full time

Job Description

Are you passionate about cutting-edge technology in space exploration and eager to see your work applied to real-life missions that travel to space? If so, consider joining Lockheed Martin Space’s Optical Talent Center (OTC) as an Optical Payload Subsystem Engineering Senior Manager for space applications

The OTC pioneers advancements in visible-light and infrared systems, missile defense, space exploration, and more. Our dedicated team is on a mission to make a meaningful impact, using their unique skills and experiences to tackle some of the world’s most challenging engineering problems.

We are seeking a strong leader to oversee the Optical Payload Subsystem Engineering, Mission Performance, and Test department, responsible for driving the systems engineering functions within payload Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to deliver optical subsystems to our Lines of Business (LOBs).

Your team will guide payload development through all phases of the product lifecycle, from requirements decomposition to sell-off and delivery. These teams will play a critical role in establishing reusable optical payload designs and common modeling/performance tools, ensuring consistency and affordability across multiple programs. Your leadership will involve close collaboration with Payload IPT leads and LOB leadership to understand mission drivers, integrate emerging trends into current practices, and maintain a competitive edge. You will also be responsible for technical knowledge management, career development opportunities, staffing, and sustaining key engineering capabilities.

As the Senior Manager for Optical Payload Subsystem Engineering, Mission Performance, and Test, you will:

Maintain a systems engineering framework for payloads, including:

• Mission and instrument performance analysis
• Optical payload system design
• Payload-level requirements, verification, and test planning
• EO/IR algorithm development

• Champion the development of common payload architectures for multiple missions, including passive EO, active EO, and directed energy.

• Apply consistent requirements and functional decomposition methodologies to standardize sell-off approaches.

• Promote the use of qualified product designs across multiple Space applications, strengthening overall design robustness.

• Develop mission performance analysis and image processing capabilities for reuse across various programs.

• Create transition plans for low Technology Readiness Level (TRL) products from the science and technology community.

• Lead or support intellectual property evaluations and the development of patent applications.

• Propose and execute Independent Research and Development (IRAD) projects focused on standardization and maturation, in coordination with OTC Program Development.

• Enhance relationships with strategic suppliers and other Lockheed Martin Business Areas (BAs) to complement the in-house OTC team.

This role will be located in either Sunnyvale, CA and Louisville, CO.

Desired skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a proven ability to convey complex information effectively.

• Demonstrated experience in the design, development, and/or verification of signal and image collection systems.

• Proven leadership experience in Full Spectrum Leadership roles, with a track record of guiding teams to high productivity and fostering collaboration in a multi-functional environment.

• Demonstrated ability to drive closure and resolve complex technical challenges.

• Over 8 years of demonstrated technical expertise.

• Over 3 years of hands-on experience with space systems or complex hardware/software systems.

• Experience working across space and ground applications, including ground-to-ground, space-to-ground, and space-to-space systems.

• Experience in developing processing and dissemination computer algorithms; expertise in designing, developing, and analyzing systems and algorithms for extracting information from signal and image sensors.

• Experience in remote sensing, optical performance modeling, radiometric modeling, and calibration techniques, as well as wavefront error and wavefront sensing.

• Experience in testing methodologies for complex, high-precision systems, including optical alignment, radiometric testing, and full environmental testing for space applications.

• Active TS/SCI clearance.

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