Senior Optical Engineer, Design & Architecture

Highlights

• Lead architecture decisions for novel optical systems for diverse missions.
• Transition high-TRL prototype optics to production fieldable systems.
• Build state-of-the-art imaging systems tackling major security challenges.

What they offer

• Highly competitive equity grants

Ideal candidate

A first-principles optical architect who thrives on hard multidisciplinary trade-offs and owning designs from prototype to fielded product, motivated by building imaging capability for warfighters.

Requirements

• BS in Engineering or Physics/Astronomy with concentration in Optics
• 5+ years experience with complex opto-mechanical systems design, analysis, alignment and test
• Experience building wide field MWIR, LWIR, or multiband imaging optical systems
• Expertise with optical design and analysis software, preferably Zemax or CodeV
• Experience with STOP (Structural, Thermal, and Optical Performance) analysis
• Knowledge of image quality metrics and data analysis methods
• Experience designing diffraction-limited imaging systems in dynamic environments
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance