Senior Systems Engineer

What you'll do

• Oversee the transition of Ladar products from Engineering Development Unit (EDU) to high-rate production.
• Design and execute comprehensive Design Verification Testing (DVT) campaigns to qualify systems for environmental use.
• Author technical documentation and verification matrices to lead preparation for Critical Design Reviews and Manufacturing Readiness Reviews.
• Implement Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles to scale production from a few units per year to tens of units per month.
• Architect, design, and ruggedize manufacturing test equipment to improve efficiency and reliability on the production floor.
• Collaborate with software teams to implement robust test automation and mature user interfaces.
• Develop physics-based models of sensor performance to derive requirements and validate them against real-world data.
• Support both laboratory-based and field-based experiments and demonstrations for system validation.

What we're looking for

• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance.
• 5+ years of hardware-centric systems engineering experience with Electro-Optical (EO), Ladar/Lidar, or high-precision pointing systems.
• Experience transitioning complex, multidisciplinary systems from low Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) to production-ready status.
• Familiarity with Design Verification Testing (DVT) campaigns, environmental testing standards, and field testing operations.
• Practical knowledge of Design for Manufacturing (DFM), test equipment ruggedization, and test process optimization/automation.
• Experience leading or contributing to systems engineering reviews such as CDR, MRR, or PRR.
• Advanced proficiency in analytical toolchains or languages like MATLAB and Python.
• Strong laboratory skills including design of experiments; experience with software/hardware integration and automated test frameworks (preferred).