Optical Engineer, Design & Architecture

About the role

The Imaging team at Anduril Industries is seeking an Optical Engineer to lead architecture decisions and perform optical system design, analysis, alignment, and test. The role involves transitioning a high TRL prototype optical assembly to a production fieldable system, developing complex visible to infrared optical systems, and evaluating and analyzing prototype and production optical system performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture decisions, optical trades for novel optical systems for broadly defined missions
• Design lenses and optical components for high performance imaging systems
• Understand and define optical performance requirements given multi-disciplinary engineering constraints
• Transition a high TRL prototype optical assembly to a production fieldable system
• Design and tolerance complex visible to infrared optical systems to meet performance requirements for ground & airborne applications
• Develop and review test setups, procedures, and data to transition products and systems from R&D to production
• Evaluate and analyze prototype and production optical system performance errors to determine root cause
• Work independently and collaborate with senior staff and leadership to solve interdisciplinary technical problems by serving as the Optical Engineering subject matter expert

Requirements

• BS in Engineering or Physics/Astronomy required with a concentration in Optics
• MS or PhD preferred, but not required
• 5+ years of experience with complex opto-mechanical systems, performing optical system design, analysis, alignment and test in the workforce
• Experience building LIDAR, laser communications, or adaptive optics systems, with a strong understanding of pointing, acquisition, and tracking
• Expertise with optical design and analysis software, preferably Zemax or CodeV
• Knowledge of image quality metrics and data analysis methods
• Experience with STOP (Structural, Thermal, and Optical Performance) analysis
• Knowledge of diffraction limited imaging systems in dynamic environments
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance