Lead Hardware Engineer

What you'll do

• Define hardware architecture and lead multidisciplinary design, integration, testing, and production scaling.
• Lead NPI builds, milestone readiness, and development of ruggedized manufacturing and optical test equipment.
• Own hardware verification metrics, sustainment, configuration control, and resolution of field issues.

What they ask for

• Degree in a technical field such as mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, optical engineering, systems engineering, physics, or a hard science.
• 8+ years developing and deploying complex electromechanical, electro-optical, or active sensing systems.
• Deep engineering expertise across mechanical, electrical, optical, and test disciplines, including system design, architecture, and performance modeling.
• Experience managing NPI, initial system builds, hardware scaling or sustainment; proven cross-functional engineering leadership; willingness to travel; must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance.

Nice to have

• Direct experience with active optical/imaging systems, Ladar/Lidar, or high-precision pointing architectures; experience transitioning hardware from low TRL or rapid prototyping to qualified EMD and production.
• Hands-on environmental testing experience and familiarity with supply-chain coordination, inventory management, and clear-to-build metrics.

Pay

$191,000 — $253,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

Ladar, Lidar, EO/IR, NPI, DVT, Hardware SRR, PDR, CDR