Optical Instrumentation Engineer I — Space Optics

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California; On-site; USD 109,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, invites applications for an Optical Engineer I within the Optics & Spectroscopy Section. The role focuses on designing and developing optical systems for planetary probes, earth observing remote sensing, and in situ sensing instruments.

You will work as part of a team of engineers and scientists, applying adaptive optics, wavefront sensing, and optical design tools such as Zemax, CODE-V, NX, and LabVIEW.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Optical Engineering, Physics or related discipline with typically 1 year of related work experience; Master’s degree with minimal related experience.
• 1:

Responsibilities

• Design and develop optical systems for planetary probes and instruments.
• 2:
• Align, test and calibrate optical instruments and systems.
• 3:
• Collaborate with a diverse team of engineers and scientists.

Skills

Adaptive optics

Wavefront sensing

Matlab

Python

Teamwork

Communication (written)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Optical Engineering or Physics

Master’s degree in related discipline

Tools

NX

Zemax

CODE-V

IDL

LabVIEW

Solidworks

Job description

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, invites applications for an Optical Engineer I within the Optics & Spectroscopy Section. The role focuses on designing and developing optical systems for planetary probes, earth observing remote sensing, and in situ sensing instruments.

You will work as part of a team of engineers and scientists, applying adaptive optics, wavefront sensing, and optical design tools such as Zemax, CODE-V, NX, and LabVIEW.