EO/IR Pointing & Tracking - Systems Engineering Lead

Job Description
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Position Summary
We are seeking a Pointing & Tracking Systems Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and test precision pointing and tracking systems. The engineer will work across controls, estimation, sensing, software, electro-optical and electromechanical systems to achieve accurate and stable pointing and tracking of dynamic targets.
The ideal candidate has hands-on experience developing closed-loop tracking systems and is comfortable taking systems from requirements and modeling through integration, test, and operational deployment.
Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement pointing, tracking, and stabilization algorithms.
• Design closed-loop control systems for precision pointing mechanisms and platforms.
• Develop target acquisition, tracking, and pointing solutions using sensor measurements.
• Perform system modeling, simulation, analysis, and performance prediction.
• Develop and tune control loops, filters, estimators, and tracking algorithms.
• Integrate sensors, actuators, motion-control hardware, and embedded software systems.
• Analyze pointing accuracy, tracking error, stability, latency, jitter and system dynamics.
• Develop test plans and procedures and support hardware-in-the-loop, laboratory, and field testing.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• B.S. degree in a STEM field in addition to 15+ years of experience with pointing, tracking, guidance, navigation, controls, gimbals, stabilized platforms or related systems.
• Strong understanding of control-systems fundamentals, including feedback control, stability, frequency response and dynamic modeling.
• Experience leading a team of systems or EO/IR engineers.
• Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, Python, or comparable tools.
• Experience analyzing real-world sensors and actuator data.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex multidisciplinary systems.
• Ability to possess a Top-Secret clearance in the future

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience with gimbaled or stabilized electro-optical systems.
• Experience with Kalman filtering, inertial navigation, target tracking or multi-sensor fusion.
• Familiarity with coordinate transformations, attitude representations, and kinematics.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop or real-time simulation.
• Experience taking a pointing/tracking system through integration and environmental or field testing.
• CAM/EV integrated product team lead experience.
• Strong leadership skills and experience directing and mentoring engineers on complex programs.
• Expert in effectively documenting, communicating, leading and working with a team on designs, results, reports, and presentations.
• Experience performing systems engineering activities across the development cycle (analysis/decomposition/derivation/allocation of requirements, system modeling & simulation, system design & development, system integration & test)
• Experience developing viable concept solutions, identifying and tracking technical risks, and leading technical teams
• Model based systems engineering experience with tools such as Magic Draw.
• Familiarity or experience with Agile Systems Engineering
• Active Top Secret (TS) or TS/SCI security clearance

Success in This Role:
Within a short period of time, the successful candidate will be expected to:

• Understand the system architecture, pointing/tracking requirements, and key performance drivers.
• Own significant portions of the pointing and tracking design.
• Develop and validate models and algorithms against test data.
• Improve pointing and tracking performance through analysis and closed-loop tuning.
• Lead integration and troubleshooting of assigned subsystems.
• Establish repeatable test and verification methods for system performance.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $149603 - $254317
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Electronic Systems
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems' game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere - from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact - for our customers and the communities we serve.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.