Senior Optomechanical Engineer
You will span the full lifecycle of instrument development, from design and analysis through assembly, integration, and test. You'll interact with cross functional team members, vendors, and partners to drive optomechanical subsystem development for infrared remote sensing instruments, working across many layers of technical depth from individual components through system level.
Responsibilities
- Own optomechanical design efforts including concept development, trade studies, and preliminary sizing of hardware at various levels of assembly
- Own subsystem and system-level analyses including STOP analysis, tolerance stackups, and alignment planning
- Support Design for Manufacturing/Assembly (DFM/DFA) efforts to drive continuous improvement and volume production
- Support optical instrument assembly, integration, and test (AI&T) planning and implementation
- Support subsystem and instrument-level testing, including environmental (vibration, thermal-vacuum (TVAC) testing) and system characterization/V&V
- Contribute to continuous improvement of best practices, processes, tools, and methodologies
- Collaborate and communicate with subsystem engineers, analysts, systems engineers, AI&T and production teams, program managers, and external partners
Requirements
- Ph.D. and 3+ years of experience designing optomechanical hardware for imaging systems; or M.S. and 6+ years industry experience; or B.S. and 8+ years industry experience
- Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks preferred) for component and assembly design
- Experience with STOP analysis tools (FEA, Sigfit, Zemax) and workflows
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary environment, with exposure to spacecraft, infrared remote sensing instruments, and imaging systems
- Experience working with precision optical and mechanical metrology equipment
- Experience with system integration and delivery of complex hardware/software systems
- Excellent communication, presentation, and organization skills
- Ability to obtain security clearance strongly preferred
Benefits
- Equity compensation
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401k retirement plan
- Short & long term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Three weeks paid vacation for new employees
- 12 paid holidays
- Unlimited sick time
- Paid parental leave