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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. EO/IR Systems Engineer - **Company:** Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. - **Location:** Santa Barbara, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $170,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Systems Engineering, C++ (Programming Language), Image Analysis, Data Transmissions, Software Debugging, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Microsoft PowerPoint, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Verification and Validation (Software), Test Data, Visual Systems, Zemax, PIC Microcontroller - **Published:** June 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/job/detail/83791302/Sr-EO-IR-Systems-Engineer ## About the Role * 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. ## Description 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 ## Related Videos - [Dirty Tests And How To Clean Them](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/515-dirty-tests-and-how-to-clean-them) - [Leveraging Large Language Models for Legacy Code Translation: Challenges and Solutions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1157-leveraging-large-language-models-for-legacy-code-translation-challenges-and-solutions) - [Strange New Worlds: shaping the future of the digital age](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/677-strange-new-worlds-shaping-the-future-of-the-digital-age) - [Stop Guessing, Start Measuring: Evaluating RAG Systems with Synthetic Test Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1982-stop-guessing-start-measuring-evaluating-rag-systems-with-synthetic-test-data) - [Building a hypercar from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/607-building-a-hypercar-from-scratch) - [Robots are coming into the wild! 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