FSOC Systems Engineer (Optical Payloads)

Ravee Optics Inc; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity packages

Advanced optical test labs

Cleanroom facilities

Autonomy and leadership opportunities

Flexible work environment

Job summary

Ravee Optics Inc. is seeking a hands-on Systems Engineer to lead FSOC payload definition, integration, and verification across space, airborne, and ground platforms. You will own electrical interfaces to opto-mechanical hardware and manage ATP control loops that close the link.

The role requires bridging optics, electronics, and software with hands-on lab and cleanroom work, plus experience with requirements through field or on-orbit performance. Dayton, OH-based position with room for growth.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical, Systems, Aerospace, Optical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• 3+ years in systems engineering on optical/electro-optical payloads.
• Experience developing electrical interfaces between control electronics and mechanical/opto-mechanical hardware.
• Hands-on lab experience interfacing with optical and opto-mechanical designers.

Responsibilities

• Own payload-level system engineering from requirements to verification.
• Define electrical interfaces to opto-mechanical elements and timing architecture.
• Architect and implement acquisition, tracking, and pointing control systems.
• Model and validate control-loop performance against bench and field data.
• Define payload-to-platform interfaces and author ICDs.
• Lead integration and test across optical/electrical/software boundaries.

Skills

Systems engineering

Optical payloads

Control systems

Requirements management

Education

B.S./M.S. in Electrical/Systems/Optical Engineering or Physics

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

Job description

Ravee Optics Inc. is seeking a hands-on Systems Engineer to lead FSOC payload definition, integration, and verification across space, airborne, and ground platforms. You will own electrical interfaces to opto-mechanical hardware and manage ATP control loops that close the link.

The role requires bridging optics, electronics, and software with hands-on lab and cleanroom work, plus experience with requirements through field or on-orbit performance. Dayton, OH-based position with room for growth.