Optical Design Engineer

Bachelor’s degree in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or closely related area with 4+ years of relevant experience, Master’s degree with 2+ years of relevant experience, or Ph.D. in above mentioned technical area (preferred)
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
4+ years of experience aligning and characterizing imaging systems (or 2+ years with Master’s degree)
1+ years of experience with full-wave optical design tools such as COMSOL, CST, or Lumerical
1+ years of experience with lens design tools such as Zemax or Code V
1+ years of experience with MATLAB
Excellent communication skills and proven ability to work directly with customers and deliver results
Dedication to the mission and a strong ability to guide a team towards goals and deliver real world products
Proficiency with technical writing, documentation, and organization
Robust sense of initiative and the ability to work independently

Leverage expertise in optics design and new optics technologies to analyze trades in performance and size, weight, and power for satellite optical payloads
Utilize modeling tools to develop insights in co-design of different optical technologies in a single optical payload
Collaborate with optical designers and other teammates to evaluate and mature optics technologies, and develop a pipeline to transition them to production and integration into optical payloads
Contribute to developing a roadmap of novel imaging technologies for future space systems, and explore nascent concepts

Ph.D. in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering or closely related area with 2+ years of prior relevant experience
Active Secret security clearance
Experience in developing hybrid optical systems with novel optical components
Experience with fabrication and characterization of optics, including diffractive/meta-optics
Experience designing computational imaging systems
Experience in proposal development and business development