Optomechanical Engineer I - Space Instrumentation

Jet Propulsion Laboratory; United States; Vor Ort; USD 109.000 - 124.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Parental leave

Zusammenfassung

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA invites applications for an Optomechanical Engineer I to lead the design and integration of high-precision optical instruments for spaceflight, ground, and airborne systems. You will own hardware across its lifecycle, perform FEA/STOP analyses, and guide multidisciplinary teams to meet stringent requirements.

Applicants should have a mechanical/optical engineering background, hands-on alignment experience, and proficiency with NX or SolidWorks.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, optical engineering, or related technical field with a minimum of 1 year of related work experience; Master’s degree in similar fields with a minimum of 0 years of related work experience.
• Experience with CAD tools (e.g., NX or SolidWorks) and mechanical drawings
• Experience with analytical approaches (e.g., first-principles hand calculations, tolerance stackup analyses, FEA, STOP, and scripting languages)
• Hands‑on experience and practical knowledge in hardware integration, optical alignment, state‑of‑the‑art measurement techniques
• Team leadership experience, especially with multidisciplinary teams over multiple phases in the project lifecycle

Aufgaben

• Own optomechanical hardware through its full lifecycle, including design, analysis, review, procurement, assembly, integration, and precision alignment
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and deliver subsystems or instruments that meet technical requirements, cost constraints, and schedule commitments
• Use CAD tools to design precision spaceflight instrument parts (including optics and kinematic mounts), airborne instrument parts, and/or ground support equipment (GSE)
• Conduct structural finite element analysis (FEA) and structural-thermal-optical performance (STOP) analysis
• Support integration and test (I&T) activities including precision alignment and environmental qualification

Kenntnisse

Leadership

CAD usage

Analytical methods

Hardware integration

Optical alignment

Scripting languages

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or optical engineering

Master’s degree in similar field

Tools

NX

SolidWorks

Jobbeschreibung

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA invites applications for an Optomechanical Engineer I to lead the design and integration of high-precision optical instruments for spaceflight, ground, and airborne systems. You will own hardware across its lifecycle, perform FEA/STOP analyses, and guide multidisciplinary teams to meet stringent requirements.

Applicants should have a mechanical/optical engineering background, hands-on alignment experience, and proficiency with NX or SolidWorks.