Sr. EO/IR Systems Engineer

Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. (SBIR) is recruiting for the position of Senior Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Systems Engineer. As a member of SBIR’s Systems Engineering Group and reporting to SBIR’s CTO, the Senior EO/IR Systems Engineer’s primary responsibility 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). The Senior EO/IR Systems Engineering will also support product integration, characterization, and verification and validation., * Develops product architecture, system requirements, and performs requirements decomposition and flowdown for complex EO/IR test systems

• Performs system performance modeling, trade studies, and requirements flow down analysis to support product development
• Works with electrical, mechanical, and software engineering staff to guide both new product development and sustaining efforts for standard product
• Works with the technical team to optimize process flow and documentation
• Develops test plans and procedures based on system requirements
• Collects and analyzes test data, and calibrates for optimal system performance
• Interacts directly with customers during factory acceptance testing and travels to customer facilities to lead on-site system installation, integration and training
• Performs troubleshooting, test, and calibration in support of ongoing programs, as well as special-purpose programs
• Performs analysis to support Sales in efforts to identify solutions to potential customers’ applications

• BS/BA in physics, engineering, or other relevant technical degree
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in electro-optics, infrared systems, or a related field. An advanced degree may count towards years of experience.
• A solid foundation in the principles of optics, sensors, and EO/IR sensing systems with application to ground, air, or space systems
• Experience with physical modeling, simulation, and analysis
• Systems engineering experience on EO/IR system hardware development efforts in one or more of the following areas: establishing, maintaining, and flowing down requirements; leading and executing trade studies; failure mode and root cause and corrective action analysis; product lifecycle support; test plan and procedure development.
• Laboratory experience with optical systems test, optical test equipment, and optical test components for active and/or passive optical systems
• Experience developing optical error budgets
• Ability to set priorities and organize incoming projects
• Ability to communicate system requirements, testing needs, debug information, and design concepts with other engineering disciplines.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Windows, and a high level of proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to communicate with vendors and customer teams and demonstrate system performance through leading or supporting factory and site acceptance testing.
• Ability to travel to customer facilities (5-15%)

Preferred:

• Advanced degree in physics, engineering, or other relevant technical degree
• Technical leadership experience, including high-level project planning, technical mentorship, and supporting technical roadmap development
• Experience and/or expertise in opto-mechanical design, analysis (STOP analysis), and tolerancing
• Experience and/or expertise with EO/IR technology, imaging, radiometry, and calibration techniques.
• Proficiency with C-based (C/C++), MATLAB, and/or Python programming languages
• Proficiency with image processing and/or image analysis software
• Experience and/or expertise with optical design and simulation analysis tools (Zemax or equivalent)
• Experience and/or expertise of MEMS and/or photolithography fabrication processes and packaging of integrated circuits (ICs)
• Experience and/or expertise with electronics, including ICs, microcontrollers, FPGAs, and high-throughput data transfer, To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Due to US Export Control Regulations compliance, eligible candidates MUST be a US citizen, permanent resident or a person who has been granted asylum; proper documentation required. Pre-employment verifications: must pass background, reference and ITAR/EAR checks in addition to a pre-employment drug screen.

$170,000/yr. - $195,000/yr. – DOE

Full-Time, M-F

Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. is a successful, fast-paced subsidiary of HEICO Corporation, (NYSE: HEI, HEI.A). For more than 60 years, HEICO has thrived by serving segments of the aerospace, defense, and electronics industries by providing innovative and cost-saving test solutions, products and services. Forbes Magazine has previously ranked HEICO as one of the 200 “Best Small Companies” and 200 “Hot Shot Stocks”.

Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. designs and manufactures the most technologically advanced Electro-Optical (EO) and Infrared (IR) test instrumentation in the world. SBIR’s broad line of innovative products supports the testing of military, commercial, and research sensor systems for world-wide use in laboratory, production, depot, and field test applications. SBIR’s products include cutting-edge MEMS technology, optical imaging systems, focal planes, and lasers with supporting mechanical, thermal, electrical, and software subsystems to enable them.

SBIR’s high-energy, dynamic culture focuses on our team members providing quality products and services to our customers. We create highly-integrated, well-engineered, cost-effective hardware and software solutions to the EO/IR community. In doing so, SBIR has become the preferred supplier to major domestic and international manufacturers of commercial and military EO/IR sensors and systems, and our Senior EO/IR Systems Engineer will play a leading role in continuing and growing that heritage.