Optical Engineering Lead

About the Role

Lead optical engineering efforts specializing in stray light analysis for advanced optical and electro-optical systems in aerospace and defense applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and develop optical systems.
• Lead non-sequential stray light and radiometric modeling.
• Support system performance verification.
• Perform end-to-end optical performance analyses.
• Contribute to design trades and mitigation strategies.
• Generate technical documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Troubleshoot optical issues.
• Support hardware integration and testing.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and suppliers.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Continuously improve engineering processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years of experience, or relevant extensive experience.
• Proficiency with stray light analysis tools like FRED.
• Knowledge of optical design software (CodeV, Zemax).
• Experience with space-based EO/IR systems.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage technical projects and understand the full product lifecycle.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with optical metrology.
• Programming languages (Matlab, Python).
• Active security clearances (secret or top secret).

Key Attributes

• Technical expertise in optical system engineering, system performance analysis, and mitigation of stray light.
• Ability to lead complex projects.
• Effective communicator and team-oriented.
• Committed to quality and continuous improvement.