(Aerospace) Principal Sensor Development Engineer

• As a Principal Sensor Development Engineer, you will be responsible for conceiving solutions for new hardware sensor concepts and integrationof sensing modalities with applications for complex systems.
  
• You will design sensor capabilities for a wide range of applications, support strategic business development, and create novel sensor and sensing concepts.
  
• You will work in a fast-pacedenvironment, collaborating in multi-disciplinary teams with significant opportunities to learn, grow, and contribute to a variety of projects.
  
• Applicants should possess solid skills designing and developing novel optical, electrical, magnetic, RF, acoustic, radiation, and/or inertial sensors; experience with rapid prototyping, integration, and testing is also highly desired.
  
• The applicant should alsohave a strong fundamental physical theoretical knowledge, as well as experience modeling both physical phenomena and sensor responses.
  
• Applicants will assist in the design, development, modeling and simulation, implementation, and evaluation ofsensors and sensing systems.
  

• Understand sensing modes (optical, electrical, magnetic, etc.) in different environments
  
• Design novel sensor and instrumentation architectures
  
• Capture sensor system requirements and model system behaviors and responses
  
• Refine, develop, implement, and test sensors and instruments
  
• Model and simulate components of a sensor system
  
• Integrate sensors and instrumentation with hardware systems
  
• Perform laboratory experiments and evaluate fieldable sensor prototypes
  
• Support business development; write proposals, white papers, and technical documentsDeliver technical presentations to internal and external customers
  

Requirements

• A Ph.D. or MSc. in physics, applied physics, electrical engineering, or a related discipline is required.
  
• Demonstrated expertise in sensor design, development, and prototyping is required.
  
• Strong background in fundamental physical theory and modeling.
  
• Strong competency in a computing environment such MATLAB, Python, C++, Mathematica, or similar is required.
  
• The individual must be highly self-motivated and must thrive in a multidisciplinary team environment.
  
• Support business development, write proposals, white papers, and technical documents.
  
• Deliver technical presentations to internal and external customers.
  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to brief non-technical audiences, is required.
  

• Experience with simulation and computational modeling software is highly desired.
  
• Experience integrating and evaluating fieldable prototypes.
  
• Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
  

Benefits