Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer

Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer for spacecraft optical systems. Design opto-mechanical hardware including lens barrels, telescope structures, detector mounts, optical benches, mirror mounts, baffles, flexures, kinematic mounts, and precision alignment features. Develop mechanisms such as gimbals, focus mechanisms, launch locks, adjustable mounts, fast steering mirrors, voice-coil or limited-angle actuation systems, motorized stages, and pointing assemblies. Create mechanical architectures that support optical performance (spacing, decenter, tilt, detector placement, boresight alignment, line-of-sight stability, alignment retention) and work with optical engineers to translate optical prescriptions into practical designs. Support athermalized optical barrels and precision camera/telescope assemblies for high-accuracy star tracker and optical payload applications. Produce CAD models, drawings, tolerance stackups, GD&T, BOMs, interface control documents, assembly procedures, and test fixtures. Requires a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and hands-on experience in opto-mechanical design; familiarity with CAD tools (NX, SolidWorks, Creo, CATIA) and GD&T is essential. Preferred candidates have experience with optical hardware (lens barrels, telescope assemblies, detector mounts, stray light baffles) and mechanisms (gimbals, fast steering mirrors, voice coils, actuators) and exposure to spacecraft or precision pointing systems.