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Staff Electro-Optical Payload Engineer at BlackSky - ApplyBlast

Staff Electro-Optical Payload Engineer

BlackSky

3 months ago

3.8 on Glassdoor

Tukwila, WA

Hybrid

Full Time

Senior

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About this role

A Staff Electro-Optical Payload Engineer at BlackSky architects, designs, and tests new space-based imaging payloads to support the company's real-time intelligence platform. The role involves developing integration and test strategies, overseeing the design of test infrastructure, and supporting on-orbit commissioning and performance characterization. Candidates will collaborate closely with engineering and operations teams to optimize payload performance throughout the satellite lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Architect and design new electro-optical payload concepts for satellites
Develop comprehensive integration and test strategies for imaging systems
Oversee the design and build of test Ground Support Equipment
Support on-orbit commissioning and long-term payload characterization
Simulate sensor designs to support technical strategy development

Skills

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in optical engineering or physicsUS CitizenshipValid security clearance eligibility

About BlackSky

blacksky.com

Headquarters

Herndon, Virginia, United States

Company Size

201-500 employees

Founded

2013

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BlackSky is a geospatial intelligence company that delivers space-based imagery and real-time analytics to help government and commercial customers monitor events and changes on Earth. Combining a constellation of agile small satellites with AI-driven analytics and a cloud platform, BlackSky provides high-revisit imagery, change detection, and near-real-time alerts for situational awareness and decision support. Their platform and APIs enable rapid tasking, automated monitoring, and integrated geospatial insights for defense, national security, emergency response, and commercial operations. BlackSky’s approach emphasizes speed, operational relevance, and continuous monitoring—summed up by their tagline, “space-based intelligence at the speed of conflict.”