Senior Infrared Camera Electronics Systems Engineer

Based in Southern California with locations in Malibu, Calabasas, Westlake Village and Camarillo; HRL has been on the leading edge of technology, conducting pioneering research and advancing the state of the art. 
General Description: This position will lead the Systems Engineering activities for Infrared Camera System development efforts from system conceptual design, requirements, architecture definition, and design definition for Infrared Camera cores and Infrared systems to establish technology product readiness and identify long lead development needs.  The position is a systems engineering role, but requires significant prior design experience in Infrared ASIC operation and interfaces, ASIC packing development, gigabit interfaces,  State-of-the art PCB design, FPGA firmware design, and DVT.  The ideal candidate will have a skill mix of about 30% system engineering experience and about 70% design & implementation experience. 
Essential Duties:Provide high impact, creative and innovative solutions to complex technical problems.Work both independently and as part of a dynamic team environment alongside world-class research scientists and engineers.Provide critical support and independent review of the work of teammates.Lead systems engineering efforts in maturing technologies under development and defining requirements and capabilities in an agile model based engineering environment.Partner with researchers and technology experts in understanding technology development current state and future goals in order to inform test, verification and validation efforts.Define requirements, functional threads and interfaces for incorporation into system architecture, modeling environment and system physical design.Lead system engineering task execution for development of Systems Electronics/Device Modeling and integration with larger system(s).  Integrate technologies under development with larger system concepts of operations and determine impacts to interfaces, integration techniques, manufacturability and integrated system testing.Identify, innovate, and execute development and maintenance of new tools and processes to support this work scope.Execute analysis and technical performance budget planning and roll-up from individual contributors and subject matter experts. Develop new innovative techniques to validate analytical models and performance budgets in addition to definition of experiments and test methodologies.Define functional architecture and modeling needs and integrate efforts with functional architecture and modeling/simulation teams to meet end item deliverable test, verification & validation datesProvide system engineering expertise and leadership for formal reviews and lab demonstrationsWork with design teams to define and document the validation objectives and ensure that the design supports requirementsDebug complex systems and work with other engineering teams to conduct failure analysis and resolve design or manufacturing issues as appropriate
Required Skills:A skill mix of about 30% System Engineering experience and about 70% Design & Implementation experience.Significant (10+ years ) prior experience in Infrared ASIC operation, signal chain camera electronics design, FPGA firmware design, implementation, & verification.Experience in new technology or product/capability development.Broad technical knowledge with ability to dive deep into required technical areas including hardware, software, controls, & precision measurement.Experience in system design, analysis, modeling, simulation, verification and validation.Experience communicating with verbal and written communication skills, with ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.Experience in a Lead Engineer role responsible for ensuring system and product integration across multiple disciplines.Experience in working in an agile model based system engineering environment.Demonstrated experience leading trades,  defining architectures, & developing requirements for PCB’s, ASICs, FPGA’s, Software, and Firmware.Demonstrated leadership for driving technical problems and issues to closure.Experience working with customers to address technical support and foster customer relations.Working cross-functionally and independently to develop and distribute internal and external technical documentation.
Required Education:Bachelor's, Master's or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physics.
Special Requirements: US Citizenship Required. Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance.
Compensation:The base salary range for this full-time position is $163,150 - $209,088 + bonus + benefits.Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position. Within the range, indivi