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Early Career Systems Engineer

Matter Intelligence · El Segundo · On-site

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About Matter Intelligence

Matter Intelligence is pioneering a new ultraspectral vision ecosystem that sees molecular chemistry, unlocking superintelligent vision for the physical world. Backed by Pear VC.

About the role

We are seeking an early career Systems Engineer to support the architecture, design, verification, validation, and I&T of air-borne and space-borne remote-sensing systems. This role is intended for an early-career engineer who wants broad, hands-on exposure to real hardware and software that flies while developing strong systems engineering judgment.

What they're looking for

  • B.S. in aerospace, electrical, mechanical, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience
  • Typically 1–5 years of relevant experience, graduate research, capstone programs, student flight projects, laboratory work, and early professional experience count
  • Strong analytical fundamentals and the ability to break an ambiguous technical problem into assumptions, first principles, and next steps
  • Exposure to requirements, interfaces, trade studies, integration, test, verification, or configuration-controlled technical work
  • Experience with Python, MATLAB, or similar tools for engineering analysis and data visualization
  • Clear written and verbal communication, intellectual honesty about uncertainty, careful documentation, and a strong ownership mindset
More about this role

Welcome to Matter, where we are building the future of vision AI: pairing a world-first sensor that sees molecular chemistry, temperature, and 3D shape with a Large World Model that will be the most powerful intelligence engine for the physical world. This system doesn’t just see what something looks like; it understands everything from a single pixel. We call this Superintelligent Vision .

Our team has delivered technologies to Mars for NASA/JPL, designed advanced sensors for U.S. Defense, and frontier artificial intelligence systems. We are now building the next generation of space- and airborne-based sensing systems.

We are seeking an early career Systems Engineer to support the architecture, design, verification, validation, and I&T of air-borne and space-borne remote-sensing systems. This role is intended for an early-career engineer who wants broad, hands-on exposure to real hardware and software that flies while developing strong systems engineering judgment.

Working closely with systems engineers, subject matter experts, and subsystem leads, you will help translate mission needs into system architecture, technical requirements, allocations, budgets, internal and external...

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