Exoplanet Coronagraphy Postdoc — AI-Driven Mask Design

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; United States; Vor Ort; USD 75.000 - 92.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

Zusammenfassung

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, seeks a Postdoctoral researcher in Optics and Spectroscopy to advance coronagraphic mask design and vector diffraction modeling for the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). You will run experiments on HCIT benches, validate models, and push state-of-the-art high-contrast imaging results.

Responsibilities include experimental validation, hardware considerations, and collaboration across numerical optimization, optical design, and fabrication

Qualifikationen

• PhD in optics, astrophysics, physics, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or closely related field.
• Experience in high-contrast imaging or related experimental research.
• Proficiency in Python, MATLAB or similar programming languages.

Aufgaben

• Conduct independent research on vector diffraction modeling of various coronagraphic masks.
• Validate mask models with laboratory experiments on the High Contrast Imaging Testbed (HCIT) facility.
• Develop requirements on mask fabrication tolerances and materials required in the contrast budget for Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO).
• Perform coronagraphic mask optimization using algorithmic differentiation and other advanced methods.
• Utilize artificial intelligence tools to improve mask design and modeling processes.
• Publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals and present results at national and international conferences.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams spanning numerical optimization, optical design, optical modeling, microdevices fabrication, and coronagraph testbeds.

Kenntnisse

High-contrast imaging

Optical modeling

Optical instrumentation

Wavefront correction

Scientific programming

Publications

Communication skills

Ausbildung

Ph.D. in Optics, Astrophysics, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related field

Tools

MEEP

Lumerical

GPUs

HPC Clusters

Jobbeschreibung

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, seeks a Postdoctoral researcher in Optics and Spectroscopy to advance coronagraphic mask design and vector diffraction modeling for the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). You will run experiments on HCIT benches, validate models, and push state-of-the-art high-contrast imaging results.

Responsibilities include experimental validation, hardware considerations, and collaboration across numerical optimization, optical design, and fabrication