Staff Electro-Optical Engineer
$130,000–$170,000 year
On-siteLongmont, Colorado, United States
EXPIREDLongmont, Colorado, United StatesOn-siteFull Time$130,000–$170,000 yearSenior LevelBachelors DegreeLarge
Full TimeSenior LevelBachelors DegreeLarge
Job Summary
Design, develop, integrate, and test High Energy Laser and Beam Control Systems, including hardware integration, data processing, and performance documentation. Develop test setups to evaluate parameters, execute complex integration activities, and support field tests. Install, align, and integrate optics and mechanics in clean room environments while managing schedules with minimal direction. Troubleshoot opto-mechanical alignment problems and integrate auto-alignment algorithms using LabVIEW, MATLAB, and C/C++. Write technical reports and manage multi-disciplinary teams through GitLab-based planning tools.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of electro-optical experience
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Science or related field
- Possess or be qualified to obtain a U.S. DoD Personnel Security Clearance
- Commitment to Excellence
- Attention to Detail
- Pride in Workmanship
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment and maintain composure and good working relationships under pressure
- Effectively manage schedule and priorities with minimal daily direction to meet mid to long-term schedule objectives
- Superior problem-solving ability and ability to absorb information from multiple sources to reach a solution
- Installation, alignment, and integration of optics, electro-optics, & mechanics (combination of COTS & custom mechanics & optics)
- Competence in maintaining cleanliness standards and operation in a clean room environment
- Expertise and competence in working with laser and electro-optical systems
- Exhibit strong troubleshooting skills to solve complex and constrained opto-mechanical alignment problems (particularly for ruggedized systems) and familiarity with implementation of electro-optical systems
- Technical Report Writing (i.e. good technical writing and documentation skills are critical)
- Expertise and competence in working with high power laser systems
- Integration of auto-alignment algorithms and methods
- Integration for real-time control of electro-optical / mechanical components using LabVIEW, MATLAB, Firmware, and/or C/C++/C# (normally involving code re-use)
- Experience with electro-optical systems including acquisition, pointing, and tracking
Desired Qualifications
- Preference will be given to candidates with an existing U.S. DoD Personnel Security Clearance
- Experience in Adaptive Optical (AO) Systems
- Experience in specification and evaluation of optical coating requirements, in particular for high power applications
- Experience with optical fiber splicing, polishing, repair/service, and fiber management
- Experience in rugged design for optical systems including kinematic, flexure mounting and optical and structural adhesive mounting
- Familiarity with implementation of electro-optical systems
- Experience in optical system alignment and test methods
- Experience in Opto-Mechanical Assembly, including receiving and inspecting components, dry-assembly, bonding
- Experience in thermal management systems
- STOP analysis (structural, thermal, optical performance)
- Experience in vibration test and analysis and isolation methods, in particular jitter analysis for opto-mechanical systems
- Experience in finite element analysis (FEA) and modeling of vibration and thermal effects
- Static structure, fatigue, random vibration, and modal analysis
- Experience in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis
- Experience with MATLAB & LabVIEW
- Experience with Adaptive Optical (AO) Systems and/or High Energy Laser systems
- Exposure to MIL-STD-810 design and/or testing
- Experience with operation of machining, welding, or fabrication equipment
- Experience in MATLAB and/or C/C++/C# is beneficial
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