Electro-Optical Engineer

About the role

JHU/APL is seeking an Electro-Optical Engineer to be a part of a team of scientists and engineers that conceives, designs, builds, and tests complex electro-optical systems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth analysis of electro-optical sensors and systems
• Design, simulate, analyze, prototype, and test optical systems and sensors at the component, subsystem, and system levels
• Develop new test capabilities that will assess the performance of both new and fielded optical systems
• Develop and refine tools, techniques, models, simulations, algorithms, and software for the testing and evaluation of electro-optic systems
• Develop and maintain optical test equipment for electro-optical seeker and sensor systems
• Work with project and program management and with peers across the organization to ensure that test results provide critical contributions to the most critical challenges the nation faces in air and missile defense

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in engineering, optics, physics, mathematics, or a related field
• Experience in analysis, design, development, or testing of electro-optical instruments or sensors
• Proficiency in data analysis and the interpretation of physical measurements as real-world phenomena
• Demonstrated strengths in understanding and solving sophisticated technical problems
• Ability to speak and write for audiences of varying levels of technical knowledge
• Availability to travel up to 10% of the time as needed

Qualifications

• An active Secret security clearance and can ultimately obtain a TS/SCI
• U.S. citizenship

Skills

• System-level requirement analysis
• Engineering and evaluation of electro-optical sensors, systems, and subsystems
• Visible and infrared detectors (CCD, CMOS, microbolometer, InSb, HgCdTe, Type II SLS, etc.)
• Radiometric/photometric modeling of electro-optical sensor systems in both the visible and the infrared spectrum
• Interdisciplinary familiarity of systems including optical, electro-optical, electrical, software, and mechanical engineering
• System engineering and project management
• Integrated software/hardware systems

Benefits

APL offers a comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, and training and development.

Pay

Minimum Rate $100,000 Annually
Maximum Rate $290,000 Annually

Schedule

Flexible work schedule available.