Electro-Optical Engineer – HEL Systems (Onsite, Longmont)

nLIGHT; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

11 holidays

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition Assistance

Health, Vision & Dental coverage

Job summary

nLIGHT-DEFENSE Systems, Inc. in Longmont, CO is seeking Electro-Optical Engineers with 3+ years of EO experience to design, integrate, and test high-energy laser systems and beam control systems. You will manage hardware integration, data processing, and performance documentation while coordinating multi-disciplinary teams.

Applicants must be eligible for a U.S. DoD personnel security clearance; prior clearance is a plus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of electro-optical experience required.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering or science.
• Experience with optical coating requirements is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, development, integration, and test for HEL weapon system or beam control system.
• Hardware integration and test, data processing, and test documentation.
• Develop test setups to evaluate performance parameters.
• Collaborate to execute complex integration activities.
• Support field tests.

Skills

Optical alignment

EO systems

Technical writing

Problem solving

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Science or related field

Tools

LabVIEW

MATLAB

C/C++/C#

Job description

nLIGHT-DEFENSE Systems, Inc. in Longmont, CO is seeking Electro-Optical Engineers with 3+ years of EO experience to design, integrate, and test high-energy laser systems and beam control systems. You will manage hardware integration, data processing, and performance documentation while coordinating multi-disciplinary teams.

Applicants must be eligible for a U.S. DoD personnel security clearance; prior clearance is a plus.