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BAE Systems, Inc. · 1 day ago

FAST Labs - Optical Systems Senior Principal Scientist

Merrimack, NH

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$130K/yr - $222K/yr

4+ years exp

BAE Systems, Inc. is a leading international defense, aerospace, and security company. They are seeking an experienced Scientist / R&D Systems Engineer to develop and demonstrate next-generation EO/IR sensors, systems, and techniques, contributing to military and commercial applications.

Defense & Space

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Model, analyze, and test EO/IR systems and components for a variety of military/commercial applications

Execute and analyze EO/IR laboratory and field experiments

Develop and demonstrate advanced algorithms, measurement techniques, and systems prototypes

Lead small interdisciplinary teams to meet program technical and schedule goals

Develop proposals for novel technologies, algorithms, or systems

Qualification

EO/IR systems expertiseOptical technology experienceModelingSimulationSystems engineering practicesMulti-disciplinary teamworkProposal developmentCustomer interactionProject management interaction

Required

Typically a BS in Electrical Engineering (EE), Physics, Optics, Electro-Optics or equivalent with 6+ years of experience working with complex EO/IR systems; or MS in EE, Physics, Optics, Electro-Optics or equivalent with 4+ years of experience working with complex EO/IR systems

Active Secret clearance and ability to obtain DoW Top Secret / SCI clearance

Experience supporting Optical, Laser, and Infrared technology

Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams consisting of mechanical, electrical, optical, software and systems engineers

Experience working independently and interacting effectively with project management to achieve project goals

In-depth knowledge of one or more optical system specialties; i.e. lasers, precision pointing of laser beams, design of pointing systems, performance testing of optical components and subsystems, atmospheric correction, optical communications, etc

Expertise in at least one optical application including infrared countermeasures, passive detection and tracking, LIDAR, coherent LIDAR, remote sensing, or laser communications

Experience implementing systems engineering practices and working knowledge of DoW product development lifecycle

Modeling and simulation expertise in at least one common language (i.e. MATLAB, Mathcad, Mathematica, Python, C++, etc.)

Demonstrated history of proposals, project capture, and customer interaction