EOIR Imaging Systems Engineer

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense factory automation air and water quality environmental monitoring electronics design and development oceanographic research deepwater oil and gas exploration and production medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Job Summary:

Teledyne FLIR Defense is seeking an EO/IR Imaging Systems Engineer to support the development integration and optimization of advanced imaging systems with a primary focus on MWIR platforms. This role provides system level technical ownership of image performance and works across electronics FPGA firmware algorithms optics and systems engineering disciplines to ensure robust and reliable imaging performance. The Imaging Systems Engineer contributes across the full product lifecycle from early concept and system architecture through design integration design validation Test (DVT) new product introduction (NPI) and product sustainment. The role requires a hands on engineer who can analyze image performance issues drive cross discipline collaboration and help ensure predictable program execution.

Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop integrate and optimize EO/IR imaging systems with emphasis on MWIR performance

• Support system architecture development and requirements decomposition related to image quality and performance

• Provide system level ownership of image performance throughout development and test phases

• Analyze and mitigate image artifacts noise sources and performance limitations using measured data

• Use MATLAB and data analysis tools to evaluate image performance metrics and characterization results

• Drive design improvements based on system level performance measurements

• Support detector frontend electronics and integrated dewar cooler assemblies (IDCAs)

• Contribute to FPGA based image pipelines including interface definition timing and data flow

• Collaborate with firmware and algorithm teams to resolve system interaction issues affecting image quality

• Support DVT qualification and NPI activities

• Assist with rootcause analysis of integration or field issues related to imaging performance

• Work closely with EE FPGA software optics mechanical and systems engineers throughout development and sustainment

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with 610 years of relevant experience or Masters degree with 48 years of relevant experience in Electrical Engineering or a related field

• 37 years of experience in imaging systems EO/IR systems or electronics intensive product development

• Strong hands-on experience with electronics design troubleshooting and system integration

• Experience using MATLAB for image processing data analysis or algorithm development

• Familiarity with FPGA based systems and image processing pipelines

• Experience characterizing and optimizing imaging system performance

• Strong analytical documentation and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work effectively in a cross functional fast paced development environment

• Experience with MWIR imaging systems and cooled detectors preferred

• Experience supporting DVT qualification or NPI activities preferred

• Familiarity with optical performance metrics such as noise uniformity resolution or image artifacts preferred

• Experience providing system level technical leadership on complex products preferred

Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen U.S. national legal permanent resident asylee refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws regulations rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status age or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal state or local laws.