Opto-Mechanical / Optical Engineering Lead (Space Lasers)

Insight Global; Albuquerque (NM); Remote; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking an experienced optics or opto-mechanical engineer to join their Optical Engineering team in Albuquerque, NM. The successful candidate will be responsible for fundamental system architecture decisions and detailed engineering work. Candidates should have a Master's degree and significant experience with optical systems, including high-power lasers and the design of lenses and mirrors. This position offers remote work with occasional travel and future relocation possibilities.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on laboratory skills.
• Experience in solar, directed energy, or high powered space lasers.
• Specific expertise in the design, development, and production of lenses and mirrors.

Responsibilities

• Interact with thermal, coatings and mechanical engineering teams.
• Drive detailed engineering at the subsystem and component level.
• Define and understand requirements and constraints throughout the engineering life cycle.

Skills

Optical systems engineering

Experience with high-power lasers

Optical design with commercial software

Knowledge of optical theoretical frameworks

Experience designing a solar satellite

Education

Master's degree

Ph.D.

Tools

Code V

Solidworks

Job description

Job Description

An Insight Global Client is seeking an expert in optics or opto-mechanical engineering. The candidate will be a core member of the Optical Engineering team and help direct fundamental system architecture decisions as well as drive detailed engineering at the subsystem and component level. The candidate will interact with thermal, coatings and mechanical engineering teams to define and understand requirements and constraints at all points in the engineering life cycle. An engineer with strong hands-on laboratory skills is desired for this position.

Remote with travel as needed, ability to relocate in the future to Maui or NM

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Skills and Requirements

• Master's degree

• Optical systems engineering, layout and requirements definition.

• Requires practical experience in solar, directed energy, or high powered space lasers

• Specific expertise in the design, development, and production of lenses and mirrors

• The ideal candidate should have practical experience and be able to lead a team

• Experience working with high-power lasers

• Optical design using basic geometrical optics principles and commercial software (Code V preferred).

• Knowledge of optical theoretical frameworks including radiometry, physical optics and Fourier optics. - Ph.D.

• Experience with high-power space lasers

• Experience with directed energy

• Code V

• Experience designing a solar satellite

• Solidworks