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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in optical design, simulation, and integration of advanced electro-optical systems, with a strong focus on performance analysis and hands-on testing. Holds a Bachelor of Science degree in a relevant field and possesses an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Optical DesignElectro-Optical Systems DevelopmentRay TracingMatlab ModelingAdaptive Optics Systems
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Hard Skills
Optical DesignRay TracingWavefront ModelingOptical System Performance AnalysisInterferometryOptical Bench TestingOpto-Mechanical IntegrationControl Solutions DevelopmentHigh Power LasersSimulation of Electro-Optical Systems
Soft Skills
Problem SolvingTeam CollaborationAdaptability
Tools & Technologies
MatlabMathematicaOptical Bench EquipmentDeformable MirrorsSensor Payloads
Certifications & Qualifications
Active U.S. Secret Security ClearanceAbility to Obtain U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance
Industry Keywords
Space Domain AwarenessIR/EO SystemsPhotonicsFiber OpticsU.S. Export Control Compliance
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAssemblyRay
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support advancement of ground-based electro-optical tracking and imaging systems
- Lead design, simulation, and integration of high-precision optical systems
- Transition conceptual opto-mechanical frameworks into functional experimental hardware
- Support the Air Force Research Laboratory Optics Division's Space Domain Awareness mission
- Support development, optimization, and maintenance of control solutions
- Perform hands-on optical design, ray tracing, and wavefront modeling
- Analyze optical system performance, including wavefront error, stray light, and distortion across temperature and structural variations
- Design, model, implement, optimize, and validate advanced optical architectures and complex optical systems
- Analyze interferometry, wavefront, and metrology data to refine design tolerances and improve alignment strategies
- Execute optical bench testing, assembly integration, and interferometric verification
- Integrate optical designs with precision opto-mechanical mounts, active deformable mirrors, and sensor payloads on laboratory and telescope platforms
Requirements
What you’ll need- Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance; U.S. Citizenship Required
- Ability to obtain U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance or equivalent after starting
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, or directly related non-U.S. equivalent qualification
- 2+ years of experience in optical design
- 2+ years of experience with design, development, testing, and troubleshooting of advanced Electro-Optical Systems
- Willingness to work variable shifts, including days, evenings, nights, and weekends
- Mid-Level: 5+ years of related work experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Advanced study in Optical Specialization
- Experience with adaptive optics systems
- Experience with high power lasers
- Knowledge of multi-discipline integration issues for IR/EO, visible, UV, photonics, fiber, high energy laser, and optics systems
- 5+ years of modeling and/or simulation of Electro-Optical and Infrared systems using Matlab, Mathematica, or another technical computing language
- Must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest assessment process
- Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements as a U.S. Person
- Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status
Benefits
Comp & perks- Opportunity to work with world-class telescopes and advanced optical systems
- Ownership of architecture, development, and long-term health of a key application
- Supportive team of experts in various fields
- Professional development, learning, and advancement opportunities
- Relocation based on candidate eligibility
- Health insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Health savings accounts
- Retirement savings plans
- Life and disability insurance programs
- Paid and unpaid time away from work
- Variable compensation opportunities