Staff Consultant / Engineer, LADAR Systems Architect

Boulder/Broomfield, CO

Job #580634

Who We Are

Ball Aerospace is a leader in design, development and manufacture of innovative aerospace systems. We produce spacecraft, active and passive instruments, sensors, data exploitation solutions and a variety of advanced aerospace technologies and products that enable exciting missions.

Ball Aerospace is known for its contributions in support of Space and Earth science, Exploration Systems, and national security programs. We were also a pioneer in the development of the commercial remote sensing market, producing data exploitation, and imaging systems and spacecraft that helped spawn a new market-driven demand for imagery & data. Our projects offer some of the most difficult and exciting challenges in aerospace. 

We employ more than 2,500 talented engineers, scientists, technicians and support staff. One of the keys to our success is our people. Our employees take great pride in their contributions to better understanding our planet, the universe and protecting the nation.

What You´ll Do

·        Provide senior engineering skill and technical leadership to support mission and systems engineering of space-based LADAR systems.

·        Participate in the development of innovative LADAR solutions and architectures primarily for NASA and NOAA mission opportunities, but also for DOD and Commercial markets.

·        Support advanced technical research studies in atmospheric and bathymetric retrievals, modeling and data products.

·        Lead the development of new and/or refine existing LADAR instrument concepts.

·        Participate in the development of mission-level concepts and scenarios for Advanced Programs with technical oversight of mission scenarios, instrument design and prototyping.

·        Support Advanced Program development with writing proposals, responding to RFIs, writing white papers, and participating / leading proposal reviews.

·        Support systems engineering activities and advise on improvement of existing products and architectures, including conducting research and development and mentoring junior engineers.

·        Responsibilities also include interfacing with multiple engineering disciplines and providing company-wide systems architecture advisement.

What You´ll Need

·        This position is for an experienced system engineer with a strong background in LADAR instrument systems development from concept to implementation, system requirements development and change management, ICD development, subsystem specification development, design and inter-group coordination.

·        BS in Engineering or a related technical field is strongly preferred plus 16 or more years experience.  Advanced degree is desirable.  

·        Knowledge of LADAR atmospheric & bathymetric retrievals and models.

·        Knowledge of the current state-of-the-art in LADAR sensor & instrument technologies.

·        Proven ability to define architecture of potential systems, especially complex, multi- mode integrated payloads, including system of systems and ground operations.

·        Proven track record in producibility of designs with cost, budget, and schedule constraints for self and others is essential.

·        Ability to develop relationships with key science, program and engineering personnel from Government and academia.

·        Proposal leadership experience. Awareness of system-level issues and their impacts on system architectures is necessary.  New business development experience, including successful customer interaction.

·        Knowledge of modeling tools and techniques to predict and budget system performance.

·        Experience in instrument prototyping, laboratory development and field campaigns.

·        Knowledge of NASA and NOAA mission opportunities is essential.  Knowledge of DoD and other government or commercial markets and opportunities is highly desirable.

·        Experience in or ability to develop market assessments, technology roadmaps and capture plans.

·        Excellent presentation and writing skills.

·        Current National Clearance / Access a plus. 

·        Applicants selected will be subjected to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

·        In addition to the typical educational and experience requirements, a demonstrated capability to adequately perform the essential functions and responsibilities of the position and exhibit the skills and competencies of the grade level should be considered.  Each higher-level degree, i.e. Master´s Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience.         

·        Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

U.S. Citizenship is required.