Optical Instrument Engineer for Inertial Sensor Prototyping

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. in Cambridge, MA, is seeking an Optical Instrument Engineer to develop electro-mechanical inertial sensors for cutting-edge guidance applications.

You will work with a team of engineers and physicists to build gyroscope, accelerometer and sensor prototypes, characterize performance, and drive production roll-out. Requires a bachelors in Mechanical, Applied Physics, Electrical or Computer Engineering; 3–5 years of hardware instrument engineering

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelors degree in Mechanical, Applied Physics, Electrical or Computer Engineering; Masters or PhD preferred.
• Requires 3–5 years of Hardware Instrument Engineering or related experience.
• Applicants must obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Applies technical knowledge to instrument domains and seeks new skills as needed.
• Analyzes requirements and develops precision instruments with minimal guidance.
• Designs experiments and hardware to prove viable concepts.
• Collaborates to design prototype and production hardware to meet needs.
• Integrates instruments into larger systems and delivers performance metrics.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Instrument design & development

Fabrication processes

Applied math & physics

Attention to detail

Analytical problem solving

Modeling & simulation (MATLAB/CAD/FEA)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Applied Physics, Electrical or Computer Engineering

Masters or PhD preferred

Tools

MATLAB

CAD

FEA

Job description

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. in Cambridge, MA, is seeking an Optical Instrument Engineer to develop electro-mechanical inertial sensors for cutting-edge guidance applications.

You will work with a team of engineers and physicists to build gyroscope, accelerometer and sensor prototypes, characterize performance, and drive production roll-out. Requires a bachelors in Mechanical, Applied Physics, Electrical or Computer Engineering; 3–5 years of hardware instrument engineering