Electro-Optics Systems Engineer: Metamaterials & Imaging

Penn State University; University Park (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement plans

75% tuition discount

Job summary

Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) in State College, PA, seeks an Electro-Optics Materials and Device Engineer Faculty to lead basic and applied research in metasurfaces, photonic structures, and advanced electro-optical designs. The role may be filled as Research and Development Engineer or non-tenure Research Faculty.

The position involves on-site work with periodic travel to remote locations, collaboration with a small team of researchers and engineers, and engagement

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.
• Leverage prior first‑hand experience with building and testing advanced, state‑of‑the‑art electro‑optic systems
• Track the latest developments in electro‑optic systems and advise on how and when to integrate them into on‑going and future research opportunities.
• Perform project planning, budgeting, and scheduling
• Manage vendors and suppliers, from purchase orders through statements of work
• Lead other engineers in day‑to‑day tasking to satisfy stakeholder’s requirements and expectations
• Independently manage multiple and/or large electro‑optic projects
• Develop and propose solutions for new applications
• Perform the role of Trusted Agent to the government to assess and validate state‑of‑the‑art electro‑optic systems and solutions

Skills

Independent work

EO/IR systems design

Microelectronic fabrication

Optical materials

Systems engineering

Photonic metamaterials

Job description

Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) in State College, PA, seeks an Electro-Optics Materials and Device Engineer Faculty to lead basic and applied research in metasurfaces, photonic structures, and advanced electro-optical designs. The role may be filled as Research and Development Engineer or non-tenure Research Faculty.

The position involves on-site work with periodic travel to remote locations, collaboration with a small team of researchers and engineers, and engagement