Senior Optical Engineer - High-Precision Design & AO

Jobtailor; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a senior optical engineer to oversee design, fabrication, and integration of high-precision optical systems in a demanding environment. You will translate concepts into functional hardware and validate specifications to ensure performance.

You will perform trade studies and simulations, resolve advanced optical challenges, and contribute to proposals while supporting project management with budgets and schedules. A Top Secret/SCI clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in optical design.
• 4+ years’ experience with Zemax, Code V, or OSLO.
• 9+ years of related work experience or equivalent education.
• Advanced study in Optical Specialization.
• Active U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.
• Experience with adaptive optics systems.
• Experience with hardware design, fabrication, testing.
• 5+ years modeling/simulation of Electro-Optical/IR systems with Matlab/Mathematica.
• Strong teamwork, written/verbal skills, and detail orientation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design, fabrication, and integration of high-precision optical systems.
• Establish and validate specifications for optical components.
• Execute trade studies and simulations to optimize system performance.
• Resolve complex optical challenges through engineering and analysis.
• Support project management with budgets, schedules, and status reports.
• Writes sections of proposals to support new business development.

Skills

Optical Design

Modeling

Simulation

Adaptive Optics

Optical Software

Engineering Hardware Design

Team Collaboration

Written Communication

Verbal Communication

Detail Oriented

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering

Tools

Zemax

Code V

OSLO

Matlab

Mathematica

Job description

Jobtailor seeks a senior optical engineer to oversee design, fabrication, and integration of high-precision optical systems in a demanding environment. You will translate concepts into functional hardware and validate specifications to ensure performance.

You will perform trade studies and simulations, resolve advanced optical challenges, and contribute to proposals while supporting project management with budgets and schedules. A Top Secret/SCI clearance is required.