Senior Optical Systems Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Senior Optical Systems Engineer with Security Clearance
Check out this new opportunity! Senior Optical Systems Engineer On-site in El Segundo, CA Target salary range: $121,000 - $260,000 The Optical Engineering Team supports spacecraft programs, studies, proposals, and IRAD efforts by leading optical systems engineering for EO/IR payloads, laser systems, optical communications terminals, and space vehicle interfaces. Responsibilities:
* Develop and validate mission-level and unit-level requirements for Electro-Optical/Infrared sensors, laser rangefinders, Optical Communications Terminals, and spacecraft interfaces.
* Model and simulate optical system performance, including mission phenomenology, detection performance, spectral/spatial/radiometric sensor attributes, and link performance.
* Define, plan, and execute ground and on-orbit testing to verify optical system performance.
* Serve as the primary technical interface between optical payload teams, spacecraft teams, mission systems engineering, manufacturing, test, and mission data processing teams.
* Support design, integration, qualification, calibration, and performance validation of satellite optical hardware, including EO/IR payloads, star trackers, laser rangefinders, and optical sensor suites.
* Determine onboard and ground image/data processing approaches needed to meet mission requirements.
* Manage supplier and partner performance, including technical progress, schedule, budget, and deliverables.
* Support large-scale new business proposals and internal research and development efforts.

Qualifications:

* U.S. Citizenship is required by Federal Law
* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physical Sciences, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
* Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance; U.S. Citizenship is required. Interim and/or final U.S. Secret clearance post-start is required.
* 7+ years of industry experience in optical engineering.
* Experience with space-to-space and/or space-to-ground laser communications.
* Experience with space-based EO sensor performance, phenomenology, modeling, simulation, analysis, or calibration. Pre ferred

Qualifications:

* 10+ years of experience with satellite optical instrumentation, design, integration, testing, operation, or performance validation.
* Experience developing and maintaining an Optical Communications Terminal link budget.
* On-orbit experience operating or validating Optical Communications Terminals.
* Experience with EO/IR payloads, star trackers, laser rangefinders, optical sensor suites, or satellite optical hardware.
* Experience with onboard or ground processing of optical data to extract mission-related information.
* Active TS/SCI clearance.
* Experience mentoring or training optical engineering team members. Moseley Technical Services, Inc. is an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disabled Employer What to Expect Moseley Technical Services, Inc. (Moseley) was incorporated in 1994 to provide engineering and professional services to the aerospace/defense, manufacturing, government, and commercial industries. Our Mission is to deliver superior service to our customers and employees. We have achieved our vision by building long-term relationships with customers and employees through integrity, transparency, and appreciation.

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