Senior Principal Optical Engineer
Northrop Grumman · Baltimore, MD · 1 mo ago
On-siteAnalyst$149k–$224k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities? Actually headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We must include only sections where posting has real specific content.
We need to extract content.
The posting includes description, responsibilities, qualifications, benefits, pay range, schedule? There's mention of 9/80 Work Schedule (where available). Also travel: 10% of the Time. Also relocation assistance may be available. Clearance required: Yes, Secret. Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time.
We need to decide which sections to include.
- About the role: we have description paragraphs about role, mission, etc. Could put under About the role.
- Responsibilities: there is a "Roles And Responsibilities" list bullet points.
- Requirements: Basic Qualifications.
- Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications.
- Skills: maybe combine with qualifications? But we could have Skills section for specific technical skills like Zemax, etc. However the posting already includes those under qualifications. Might be redundant. The instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one? But they ask to use headings for those specific names if content exists. We could have Requirements (Basic Qualifications) and Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications). That's two sections.
- Skills: maybe not needed separately if covered.
- Benefits: there is a benefits paragraph.
- Pay: salary range given.
- Schedule: mention of 9/80 Work Schedule (where available). Also travel 10% maybe not schedule. Could include schedule section with that info.
We must not include placeholder text like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must not include Job ID etc.
We must strip boilerplate: EEO, legal, application instructions, etc.
We need to preserve all substantive information.
Let's extract content.
About the role: The description paragraphs about Northrop Grumman, mission, EOIR team seeking Senior Principal Optical Engineer, role description, location Linthicum MD, 100% on-site, etc.
We can combine into a paragraph.
Responsibilities: list bullet points under "Roles And Responsibilities". Also earlier bullet list under "What You’ll Get To Do". We need to combine all responsibilities.
Let's gather responsibilities:
From "What You’ll Get To Do":
- converting system performance and functional requirements into optical architectures, optical layouts, and detailed optical designs for airborne platforms.
- analyzing optical design performance,
- generating and flowing down vendor specifications,
- developing and executing alignment, integration, and test (AI&T) plans.
- programs range from proof-of-concept breadboards through high-TRL flight systems and requires close collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams at all experience levels, as well as regular interaction with customers.
From "Roles And Responsibilities":
- Define architectures and lead implementations for IRAD, CRAD, and execution programs
- Mentor and develop junior team members
- Design, develop, integrate, test, and deploy optical systems for novel EOIR systems
- Build and maintain physics-based sensor models
- Develop and quantify performance metrics for system performance
- Understand data quality and artifact impacts
- Represent system performance in functional and analytical models
Also earlier: "provide technical mentoring to junior staff as part of a 100% on‑site position based in Linthicum, MD." That's also responsibility.
We'll combine into a
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Requirements (Basic Qualifications):
- Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience, Master's degree with 6 years of experience or Ph.D. with 4 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
- U.S Citizenship is required
- A current/active U.S. Government Secret Clearance
- Ability to obtain Special Program Access
- Experience in Zemax, Code V, and/or FRED for optical design and analysis.
- Experience with optical theory and detailed optical design for both imaging and non-imaging systems.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team-based environment, collaborating with systems, mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing disciplines.
Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications):
- Experience with VIS, SWIR, MWIR, and/or LWIR remote sensing systems for both passive and active applications
- Experience with material selection, including bulk optical materials, coatings, and environmental durability for VIS–LWIR optical systems
- Experience with laser beam propagation and coupling between components (e.g., sources, fibers, free-space optics, and detectors).
- Experience performing stray light analysis, tolerancing analysis, and related performance trades.
- Hands-on experience with optical prototyping, fabrication, and test, including interpretation of inspection and test data.
- Experience generating optical component requirements and flowing system-level requirements down to subsystems and parts.
- Experience designing, aligning, integrating, and testing active and passive optical systems, from breadboard through flight to fielded hardware.
- Familiarity with free-space electro‑optic device physics and technologies (e.g., lasers, modulators, detectors, and associated subsystems).
- Experience generating and executing alignment, integration, and test (AI&T) plans for optical systems and optical components.
- Understanding of photonics and photonic components, such as integrated photonic devices, fiber-based components, and related subsystems.
Benefits:
- Health Plan
- Savings Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!
- Also later: health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
We can combine.
Pay:
- Primary Level Salary Range: $149,300.00 - $223,900.00
- Note about factors, overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, annual bonuses, long term incentives for VP/Director.
We can include that as prose.
Schedule:
- 9/80 Work Schedule (where available)
- Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time
- Relocation assistance may be available
- Clearance required: Secret
But schedule section maybe include 9/80 and travel? Travel is not schedule but could be separate? There's no heading for Travel. Could include under Schedule? Might be okay.
But we should not create Schedule unless posting actually states them. It does state 9/80 Work Schedule (where available). Travel is also stated. So we can include schedule section with those points.
We must not include placeholder text like "not specified". All good.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, legal, application instructions, etc.
We must output only HTML fragment.
Let's craft.
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About the role
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Responsibilities
Requirements
Qualifications
Benefits
Pay
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