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Staff Optical Engineer Design & Architecture, Space Imaging

9 hours, 59 minutes ago
United States
Full-time
Lead
Hardware Engineer
IoT and Embedded Systems
Computer Vision
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Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is an American defense technology firm that specializes in developing advanced autonomous systems for integrated awareness and security across land, sea, and air, utilizing its proprietary Lattice platform to enhance intelligence, su...

Aerospace & Defense
1K-5K
Founded 2017
$2200M raised
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Description

  • Lead architecture decisions and optical trades for novel optical systems across broadly defined missions.
  • Design lenses and optical components for high-performance imaging systems.
  • Define optical performance requirements within multidisciplinary engineering constraints.
  • Design and tolerance complex visible-to-infrared optical systems for ground and airborne applications.
  • Develop and review test setups, procedures, and data to transition products from R&D to production.
  • Evaluate prototype and production optical system performance errors and determine root cause.
  • Work independently and collaborate with senior staff and leadership as the optical engineering subject matter expert.
  • Build prototypes and support ground and flight testing to mature systems into products.

Requirements

  • BS in Engineering with a concentration in Optics required.
  • MS or PhD preferred, but not required.
  • 7+ years of experience with complex opto-mechanical systems, including optical system design, analysis, alignment, and test.
  • Expertise with optical design and analysis software, preferably Zemax.
  • Experience with STOP (Structural, Thermal, and Optical Performance) analysis.
  • Knowledge of image quality metrics and data analysis methods.
  • Experience designing diffraction-limited imaging systems in dynamic environments.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
  • Demonstrated first-principles approach to complex opto-mechanical problems preferred.
  • Experience with optical component testing, system alignment and testing, and opto-electrical system modeling preferred.
  • Experience with integration, test, and verification and validation of optical systems preferred.
  • Experience with radiometry and stray light analysis preferred.
  • Team leadership experience and mentoring of junior staff preferred.
  • Knowledge of common optical materials and fabrication methods, including molded, polished, diamond-turned optics and microstructures preferred.

Benefits

  • US salary range of $220,000 to $292,000.
  • Highly competitive equity grants included in most full-time offers.
  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees.
  • Comprehensive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.
  • Support for health, recovery, and future needs.

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