Senior Optical Architect: Imaging Systems & Production

Anduril; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking an Optical Engineer on the Imaging team to focus on design and architecture as the product line matures from prototype to production. You will lead optical architecture decisions, design lenses and components, and define performance requirements for multi-disciplinary constraints across ground and airborne platforms.

The role involves transitioning a high-TRL optical assembly to a fieldable system, validating through tests, and collaborating with senior engineers to

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or Physics/Astronomy with a concentration in Optics.
• MS or PhD preferred but not required.
• 5+ years of experience with complex opto-mechanical systems, performing optical design, analysis, alignment and test.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture decisions and optical trades for novel optical systems.
• Design lenses and optical components for high performance imaging systems.
• Define optical performance requirements given multi-disciplinary constraints.
• Transition high-TRL prototype to production fieldable system.
• Design and tolerance complex visible to infrared optical systems for ground and airborne applications.
• Develop and review test setups, procedures, and data for production transition.
• Evaluate prototype and production performance to determine root cause.
• Collaborate with senior staff to solve interdisciplinary optical engineering problems.

Skills

Optical design

System integration

Test & analysis

Team collaboration

Security clearance eligible

Education

BS in Engineering or Physics/Astronomy with Optics concentration

MS or PhD preferred

Tools

Zemax

CodeV

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking an Optical Engineer on the Imaging team to focus on design and architecture as the product line matures from prototype to production. You will lead optical architecture decisions, design lenses and components, and define performance requirements for multi-disciplinary constraints across ground and airborne platforms.

The role involves transitioning a high-TRL optical assembly to a fieldable system, validating through tests, and collaborating with senior engineers to