Sr. EOIR Systems Engineering Manager

Senior Manager, EO/IR Systems Engineering

Santa Barbara Infrared is hiring for the role of Senior Manager, EO/IR Systems Engineering. The EO/IR Systems Engineering Senior Manager’s primary responsibilities will be to define, design, and analyze electro‑optical test systems as part of SBIR’s core product development (Infrared Scene Projectors, Standard Commercial Products, and Integrated Electro‑Optical Test Systems), while leading a team of talented Systems Engineers.

This position, reporting directly to SBIR’s Chief Technology Officer, will also support product integration, characterization, and verification and validation.

Salary: $195,000/yr. – $250,000/yr. – DOE.

• Hands‑on experience with EO/IR system development and hardware sell‑off in a production environment
• Experience with requirements/specification development, management of RVTMs
• Experience with two of the following three product lifecycle areas for active or passive remote sensing systems:
• • System design, including:
    System architecture definition, internal and external interface definition and management, concept development and trade studies, and detailed design
  • System analysis, including:
    Image and signal processing, STOp and tolerancing analysis, optical performance/radiometric analysis and budgeting
  • System integration and test, including:
    Definition of system integration and test plans, development of test procedures, optical alignment, optical system characterization, sensor characterization
• Ability to communicate fundamental concepts of EO/IR systems internally and to customers through presentations and oral communication, and written documentation
• Ability to mentor up‑and‑coming junior Systems Engineering staff
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, systems engineering, aerospace engineering, or other STEM field and 13 years of experience;
  Master’s degree and 10 years of experience; or PhD and 5 years of experience.