Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. (SBIR), a HEICO Corporation company, is seeking a Sr. EO/IR Systems Engineer to define, design, and analyze electro-optical test systems as part of our core product development. You will work on our Infrared Scene Projectors, Standard Commercial Products, and Integrated Electro-Optical Test Systems, supporting product integration, characterization, and verification and validation.
What You'll Do
- Define, design, and analyze electro-optical test systems for core product development.
- Support product integration, characterization, and verification and validation.
What We're Looking For
- 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%).
Nice to Have
- 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.
Technical Stack
- Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- C/C++, MATLAB, Python
- Image processing and/or image analysis software
- Optical design and simulation analysis tools (Zemax or equivalent)
Team & Environment
You will be a member of SBIR's Systems Engineering Group, reporting to the company's CTO. Our culture is high-energy and dynamic, focused on providing quality products and services to customers. We emphasize creating highly-integrated, well-engineered, cost-effective hardware and software solutions.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $170,000/yr. - $195,000/yr. (Depending on Experience)
Work Mode
This position is onsite.
Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. (SBIR) is an equal opportunity employer.
