Lead Hardware Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Lead Hardware Engineer (Imaging Hardware)

Description

Lead hardware architecture, execution, and technical strategy for EO/IR imaging applications for land, sea, air, and space. Own concept design, run trade studies to define system architectures, and lead multidisciplinary detailed design, analysis, integration, and testing of prototypes and products. Guide products through NPI into production and oversee hardware sustainment and evolutionary development while leading a small engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Own concept design and hardware architecture decisions for new engineering efforts
• Partner with Chief Engineers and product teams to align engineering execution with broader mission and capability goals
• Lead engineering execution across Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, and Firmware disciplines to create robust system architectures
• Drive products through NPI: lead initial builds, own clear-to-build, drive procedure and process generation, define V&V metrics
• Own sustainment continuous-improvement roadmap and execution; oversee CRB activities; reactively address issues impacting the business and field
• Prioritize work across products within and across a mission area

Requirements

• Technical degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, optical engineering, systems engineering, math, or a hard science
• 8+ years experience developing and deploying electromechanical systems (system design, architecture definition, performance modeling, requirements allocation, and lab/field testing)
• Experience managing New Product Introduction and exposure to system sustainment at scale
• Deep understanding of system architecture, mission requirements, and full product lifecycle development
• Proven experience leading high-performance engineering teams in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance
• Willingness to travel to test sites as needed

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) supporting health and recovery
• Highly competitive equity grants included in most full-time offers
• Salary range estimate (base salary only): $167,000–$222,000 USD