Opto-Mechanical Analysis Engineer
$120,000–$180,000 year
On-site · Redondo Beach, California, United States
Job Summary
Perform structural and thermal-mechanical analysis of precision opto-mechanical hardware for spacecraft, including lens barrels, optical mounts, detector interfaces, mirror mounts, baffles, camera housings, and fiber-coupled assemblies. Develop and maintain finite element models for flight or development hardware (static, modal, random vibration, sine vibration, shock, thermo-elastic analyses). Collaborate with optical engineers to understand alignment sensitivity, detector placement tolerances, boresight stability, wavefront error, and pointing requirements; support Structural-Thermal-Optical Performance analysis.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mechanics, Physics, Optical Engineering, or related technical discipline
- Experience with structural analysis, mechanical design analysis, FEA, or thermal-mechanical analysis through coursework, internships, research, or professional work
- Strong understanding of mechanics of materials, dynamics, heat transfer, vibration, and structural behavior
- Experience with CAD or FEA tools such as NX, SolidWorks, Nastran, ANSYS, SigFIT, Femap, Simcenter 3D, or equivalent
- Ability to work with mechanical drawings, material properties, fasteners, tolerances, and physical hardware constraints
Additional Requirements
- U.S. Persons or eligible to obtain export license pursuant to ITAR and EAR
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