True Anomaly
Senior Electrical Engineer, Imager
2mo ago
USASeniorelectrical engineeringimaging systemsdetector electronicsfocal plane arraysignal chain design
Senior Electrical Engineer responsible for the design and development of EO/IR imaging systems for autonomous spacecraft payloads.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, integration, and testing of camera systems and focal plane assemblies for visible, near-IR, and infrared imaging payloads
- Own the electrical design of detector readout electronics, focal plane interface circuits, and associated analog and digital signal chains
- Define and execute detector and focal plane characterization campaigns, including noise, responsivity, linearity, and dark current measurements
- Design and optimize high-speed data transfer architectures from focal plane to downstream processing and storage
- Develop and maintain image data management approaches, including on-board image storage, buffering, and downlink prioritization
- Perform radiometric and electro-optical system modeling to predict and validate on-orbit imaging performance
- Collaborate with optical, mechanical, and systems engineering teams to ensure seamless payload integration and performance compliance
- Support integration and test activities, including environmental testing, calibration, and on-orbit commissioning
- Develop and maintain documentation including design specifications, test plans, analysis reports, and operating procedures
- Contribute to continuous improvement of EO engineering processes and practices
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, or related field (Master's preferred)
- 5+ years of professional experience in electro-optical system design with a focus on cameras, focal plane arrays, and detector electronics
- Hands-on experience with visible, near-IR, and/or IR detector technologies (CCD, CMOS, InGaAs, MCT, or similar)
- Experience with focal plane readout electronics, detector interface design, and analog signal chain development
- Experience with high-speed digital data interfaces and image data transfer architectures
- Strong understanding of radiometric analysis and electro-optical system performance modeling
- Familiarity with SWaPC-constrained payload design for spacecraft applications
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to maintain or obtain TS// SCI clearance
- Work Location —this role will be onsite at either our Centennial, CO or Long Beach, CA locations, with travel to other sites as needed.
- Work environment —the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.
- Physical demands —the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.
- This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below. #LI-Onsite
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
- True Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us.
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Nice to have
- Experience with embedded firmware development for camera and focal plane control electronics
- Experience developing test software for EO system characterization and validation
- Familiarity with on-board memory management and image storage architectures
- Experience with hyperspectral imaging sensor design, calibration, and data processing
- Familiarity with space-qualified or radiation-tolerant detector and focal plane technologies
- Experience with cryogenic or thermoelectric cooling systems for IR detector applications
- Experience working in a fast-paced, startup environment or a similarly dynamic setting
Conditions
- Base Salary: $150,000-$220,000
- Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave
- Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience.
Other
- Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.
- OUR MISSION
- True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.
- OUR VALUES
- Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.
- What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.
- It’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.
- YOUR MISSION
- True Anomaly is seeking a talented and experienced Senior Electrical Engineer, Imager to join our Payloads team, reporting to the Electro-Optical Systems Engineering Manager. In this role, you will be the technical authority for the camera, focal plane, and sensing element design of our EO/IR imaging systems, spanning visible, near-IR, and infrared wavelength bands. You will own the full signal chain from photon collection through detector readout, data transfer, and electrical design — ensuring our imaging payloads deliver the performance, reliability, and affordability needed for operational spacecraft. You bring deep hands-on expertise in focal plane array technologies, detector electronics, and imaging system characterization, and you thrive in a fast-paced environment wher