True Anomaly
Seeker Responsible Engineer
About this role
True Anomaly seeks a Seeker Responsible Engineer to lead the technical development of electro-optical sensor systems for advanced spacecraft. You will own the complete signal chain from optical collection through image processing, drive requirements across multidisciplinary teams, and serve as the technical authority ensuring mission-ready seeker performance from concept through on-orbit operation.
What you'll do
- Own seeker sensor system as Responsible Engineer, managing technical direction and performance accountability across full lifecycle
- Decompose system requirements into subsystem and component specifications with full traceability and verification
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams spanning optics, detectors, electronics, firmware, and software for integrated design
- Apply radiometric budgeting to allocate signal, noise, and margin across sensor design
- Define and support integration, characterization, and qualification test campaigns
- Present design status and analysis results to customers and stakeholders at design reviews and milestones
What they're looking for
- Electro-optical sensor systems (VNIR through LWIR spectrum)
- Radiometric analysis and performance modeling
- Signal chain design and image processing
- Systems engineering and requirements management
- Synthetic image generation and model-based testing
- Technical documentation and specification writing
- Multidisciplinary team leadership and coordination
- Test planning and characterization methodologies
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True Anomaly
True Anomaly develops advanced spacecraft and aerospace defense systems for mission-critical space applications. The company is hiring mechanical, thermal, systems, and test engineers to design, test, integrate, and verify complex space vehicle systems.
- Website
- trueanomaly.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through your experience developing or integrating electro-optical sensor systems from concept to delivery—what was your role and what were the key technical challenges?
- Describe a time you served as the technical authority for a complex subsystem. How did you ensure coherence across hardware, software, and firmware teams?