Electro-Optics Materials & Metasurfaces Engineer

The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University; University Park (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

75% tuition discount

DoD SkillBridge partner

Job summary

The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University is seeking an Electro-Optics Materials and Device Engineer Faculty to lead research in EO/IR design and advanced materials. The role involves collaboration with a small team of researchers and engineers to develop optical performance capabilities, including metasurfaces and metamaterial concepts.

You will mentor team members, conduct physics-based modeling, and interface with sponsors to align research with strategic needs.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment and meet project schedule requirements.
• Design, analysis, procurement, assembly and testing of components and complete electro‑optic and infrared (EO/IR) systems for military applications.
• Microelectronic systems and detector fabrication processes
• Past success in a multitude of optical and electrical materials and systems
• Past success operating as a systems engineer for imaging systems
• Photonic structures and other optical metamaterial designs approaches

Responsibilities

• Act as part of team leadership that operates in this ambiguous space and develops the executable plan for the rest of the team
• Perform physics-based modeling to predict the performance of imaging system concepts and designs
• Drive system level trade studies to develop architectures and allocate system level requirements across subsystems and engineering disciplines
• Routinely interface with sponsors, customers, end-users, and collaborators to understand their problems, brainstorm solutions, scope research, communicate the technical aspects of research execution, and convey the significance of results
• Provide input to the strategic direction of the department’s research pursuits by helping to establish the appropriate core competencies and evaluating where our capabilities best align with a sponsor’s needs

Skills

Team leadership

Independent work

Physics-based modeling

System-level trade studies

Communication with sponsors

Job description

The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University is seeking an Electro-Optics Materials and Device Engineer Faculty to lead research in EO/IR design and advanced materials. The role involves collaboration with a small team of researchers and engineers to develop optical performance capabilities, including metasurfaces and metamaterial concepts.

You will mentor team members, conduct physics-based modeling, and interface with sponsors to align research with strategic needs.