Senior Director, EO/IR Instrument Engineering

📋 Description Set EO/IR strategy for the company: Define which EO/IR missions and markets Muon pursues; own the Own instrument delivery: Be the single accountable owner for EO/IR instrument performance, cost Set the technical direction: Work with Product Team to define the EO/IR instrument roadmap Build the organization: Hire roughly 20 engineers and managers over the next year; develop managers Lead across Muon: Partner with Mission Systems on mission requirements and end-to-end performance 🎯 Requirements BS in physics, optical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or a related 20+ years developing EO/IR imaging instruments, with at least 10 years leading engineering Technical leadership of at least two space flight EO/IR instruments from concept through launch and Led an organization of 40+ people through multiple layers of management, with accountability for Working command of the full instrument chain: optical design, focal plane arrays and readout A record of owning instrument cost and schedule commitments, and representing an instrument or 🎁 Benefits Competitive equity grant Medical, dental, and vision insurance 401k retirement plan Short & long term disability and life insurance Three weeks paid vacation for new employees 12 paid holidays