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Optical Systems Engineer
| Company | Maxar Technologies |
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| Location | Westminster, CO, USA |
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| Salary | $87000 – $145000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Must be a U.S. Citizen and be willing and able to obtain a U.S. security clearance at the TS/SCI level
- BS or higher degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
- 7+ years in systems engineering, optics and/or opto-mechanical design and analysis.
- Skilled in image quality metrics, including MTF, SNR and other quantitative assessments of image quality.
- Demonstrated experience working in focal plane technologies
- Previous experience in optical design, specification, and analysis software including spectral filters and coatings.
- Experience in MATLAB, Python, IDL, ENVI or other high-level interactive processing environment for analysis of optical sensitivities.
- Skilled in electro-optical testing and analysis approaches including interpretation of the results.
- Knowledge of optical alignment, fabrication, and manufacturing assembly and test processes.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical support during the development of electro-optical instruments for Maxar Intelligence’s imaging satellites.
- Perform analyses to support internal system and mission trades (e.g. aperture, altitude, spectral bandpass, mass, volume, power).
- Review contractor design implementation and verification ensuring systems meet Maxar Intelligence specifications.
- Evaluate the performance of optical designs through simulations and calculations, considering factors like field of view, aberrations, diffraction, and image quality metrics.
- Provide support to the Satellite Operations group for commissioning activities (e.g. On-orbit data analysis and image quality assessment, calibration).
Preferred Qualifications
- MS or higher degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field
- Experience with space based Electro-Optical sensors
- Expertise in optical remote sensing systems covering spectral sensitivity, resolution optimization, stray light, and radiometric calibration and validation.
- Knowledge of opto-mechanical design, and performance, including stabilization, pointing, and tracking
- Familiar with thermal-elastic performance of optical systems
- Strength in the National Imagery Interpretation Rating Scale (NIIRS) or other image quality evaluation
- Basic understanding of orbital mechanics
- Knowledge of space environments and mitigation techniques
- Basic knowledge of optical processing techniques
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
