Signal Chain Processing Engineer

Space Kinetic Corp. is hiring a Signal Chain Processing Engineer to own the design, integration, and qualification of optical processing systems for spacecraft and payload technologies. The role develops and validates image and signal processing methods, characterizes optical performance, investigates anomalies, and collaborates across teams to deliver flight-ready hardware and software.

Responsibilities:

• Select, develop, and evaluate processing techniques, optimizing calibration, background suppression, signal augmentation, target detection, geolocation, and multi-target and multi-sensor tracking
• Leverage end-to-end data exploitation and analytics knowledge to validate novel image and signal processing algorithms
• Apply end-to-end knowledge of data exploitation and data analytics to develop verification and validation of new image and signal processing algorithms and inform trade studies to optimize performance of space payloads
• Craft innovative, multi-phenomenon solutions, specialized visualizations, and analytical reports for company leadership
• Develop alignment, calibration, metrology, and automated test methods to characterize optical performance
• Analyze test data, diagnose optical performance issues, lead anomaly investigations, and implement corrective design actions
• Partner with mechanical, electrical, software, systems, manufacturing, and supplier teams to deliver manufacturable, flight-ready hardware and software