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EOI Space · 1 day ago

Payload Lead

positionLouisville, Colorado, United States
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$200K/yr - $260K/yr
date12+ years exp
EOI Space specializes in developing and deploying a network of satellites in Very Low Earth Orbit to provide ultra-high-resolution Earth imagery. The Payload Lead will be responsible for driving the development of EOI’s primary payload, managing engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the payload meets all requirements.
AerospaceSatellite Communication

Responsibilities

Lead the overall development of the payload, ultimately delivering a system (internally) that meets performance, cost, and schedule objectives
Lead design trade studies to balance production feasibility/ease/costs with top-level image quality; own the top-level image quality budget
Define requirements and traverse trade studies throughout the various phases of development and integration
Define and drive on-ground payload assembly, integration, test, and calibration at all phases of development; define and lead on-orbit payload calibration
Develop and manage EOI’s payload team; effectively collaborate with and manage subcontractors
Collaborate with other subsystem leads on the development of the spacecraft overall
Simulate payload performance to aid in payload development
Collaborate with software engineers in the development and implementation of the overall image processing pipeline
Work with company leadership in defining and implementing roadmaps for future capabilities

Qualification

Payload developmentRequirements analysisLeadership experienceSpacecraft operationsProgram managementStartup experienceCommunication skillsCross-functional collaboration

Required

Bachelor's of Science degree or higher in Physics, Engineering, Remote Sensing or equivalent, with each higher-level degree counting as an additional 2 years of experience
A minimum 12 years of progressively responsible experience in the engineering field, including hands-on experience through all phases of payload development
A minimum of 5 years of experience in a leadership role, to include managing technical teams and acting as primary customer interface, activity planning and development, staffing, cost and schedule budgeting and management, cross-functional collaboration and support to enterprise test activities
Ability to communicate highly complex technical concepts and ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
Experience with requirements analysis, decomposition, and allocation
Spacecraft operations experience, particularly the LEOP phase and payload commissioning

Preferred

Experience within a startup environment if preferred

Company

EOI Space

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At EOI Space, we like to challenge the status quo and believe the path to a better tomorrow is in working smarter—not harder.
dateFounded in 2017
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://www.earthobservant.com/

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2020-03-31Seed

Leadership Team

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Christopher Thein
Co-Founder and CEO
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