Senior Specialist, Optical Engineer 1

Harris Geospatial Solutions
Wilmington, Massachusetts, US
Full-time

Job Title : Senior Specialist, Optical Design Engineer

The experience expected from applicants, as well as additional skills and qualifications needed for this job are listed below.

Job Code : 15971

Job Location : Wilmington, MA

Job Schedule : 9 / 80

JobDescription :

L3Harris has an immediate opening for a Senior Optical Engineer at our office in Wilmington, MA to provide optical design and analysis support for space-based telescope systems.

Essential Functions and Skills :

  • Support the development of optical technologies and architectural concepts to support the company’s current and new business opportunities
  • Generate optical designs and perform analysis on advanced telescopes, calibrators, and unique optical test sets to meet project requirements and explore different optical trade spaces.
  • Review system requirements and provide guidance to system engineering and program management.
  • Develop and analyze optical budgets and performance sensitivities,including wavefront error, MTF, line of sight, throughput, jitter, etc
  • Support optical component specification generation and review and provide optical modeling analysis, image simulation, and design / metrology support during system alignment, integration and testing.
  • Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to achieve project objectives, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a team setting.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills to documenting processes, convey technical information, and facilitate effective teamwork.
  • Interface with customers and senior management.
  • Obtain security clearance.

Qualifications :

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.

In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

  • Experience with geometrical optics, imaging lens design, and optical component tolerancing.
  • Background in sequential optical design and analysis software (CODEV or ZEMAX).

PreferredAdditionalSkills :

  • Active DoD Secret security clearance.
  • Background in telescope or remote sensing optical design for scientific or defense applications
  • Stray light analysis (FRED preferred)
  • Proficiency in physical optics modeling and analysis
  • Background in radiometry / photometry
  • Background in optical fabrication and testing
  • Athermalization of optical systems
  • MatLab or Python experience
  • Organized and detail-oriented
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills and the ability to work harmoniously in a team environment with government customers and other contractors

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