Senior Optical Systems Engineer — Space Power Beaming

Storyboard; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Star Catcher seeks an Optical Systems Engineer in Jacksonville, FL to advance the Star Catcher Network—our orbital power grid. You will apply geometrical and physical optics to design, model, and validate high-power optical systems for space-to-space power beaming.

You will work with mechanical, electrical, software, and test teams, develop prototypes, and support system requirements from concept to verification. A 4-year degree and 5+ years in optical systems are expected.

Qualifications

• Must have a formal degree in engineering/physics/photonics or related field.
• 5+ years designing optical/laser systems for terrestrial or space use.
• Experience translating requirements into optical architectures and models.

Responsibilities

• Designing free-space optical systems for power transmission between spacecraft.
• Performing system architecture analyses to ensure optical performance and reliability.
• Modeling and simulating system performance.
• Building prototypes and testbeds to validate models.
• Defining and documenting system architecture at system and subsystem levels.
• Collaborating with mechanical, electrical, software and test teams.
• Facilitating laboratory, field, and on-orbit system tests.
• Developing new tools to model nonlinear optics and high-power phenomena.
• Supporting proposals and bids with technical input.

Skills

Effective communication

Configuration management

Optical design tools

Multi-physics analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Physics/Photonics

Master’s or PhD preferred

Tools

Lens design tools

Multi-physics tools

MatLab

Excel

Custom analysis tools

Job description

Star Catcher seeks an Optical Systems Engineer in Jacksonville, FL to advance the Star Catcher Network—our orbital power grid. You will apply geometrical and physical optics to design, model, and validate high-power optical systems for space-to-space power beaming.

You will work with mechanical, electrical, software, and test teams, develop prototypes, and support system requirements from concept to verification. A 4-year degree and 5+ years in optical systems are expected.