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Staff Optical Engineer Design & Architecture, Space Imaging

Boulder, Colorado, United States
full-timeseniordefense

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Description

You will lead the design and development of optical systems for spaceborne imaging products, working with an interdisciplinary team to define architectures, build prototypes, and mature them into production. Your work will directly support national security missions.

Requirements

  • BS in Engineering with concentration in Optics (MS/PhD preferred)
  • 7+ years experience with complex opto-mechanical systems design, analysis, alignment and test
  • Expertise with optical design software, preferably Zemax
  • Experience with STOP analysis and image quality metrics
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain U.S. Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

  • Lead architecture decisions and optical trades for novel optical systems
  • Design lenses and optical components for high performance imaging systems
  • Define optical performance requirements given multi-disciplinary engineering constraints
  • Design and tolerance complex visible to infrared optical systems for ground/airborne applications
  • Develop and review test setups and data to transition products from R&D to production
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