Senior Optomechanical Engineer, Infrared Space Systems

True Anomaly; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Holidays

401K

Parental leave

Job summary

True Anomaly is seeking an exceptional Staff Optomechanical Engineer to lead the mechanical design and integration of high-performance infrared optical systems for our spacecraft payloads. You will serve as a senior authority for optomechanical architecture across EO and IR programs, developing designs that survive demanding thermal and dynamic environments while maintaining stringent optical performance.

You will collaborate with optical, thermal, electrical, and systems engineering teams from

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred).
• 8+ years of professional experience in optomechanical design for infrared optical or sensor systems.
• Expertise in flexure and kinematic mount design and athermalized optomechanical design.
• Experience with structural and thermal analysis tools (ANSYS, NX Nastran, Thermal Desktop, or similar).
• Proficiency with 3D CAD tools (SolidWorks, Creo, NX, or similar) and GD&T and tolerance stack-up skills.
• Familiarity with optical alignment and metrology techniques and optical component specs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of optomechanical assemblies for infrared telescope and sensor systems, including flexure and kinematic mounts, lens and mirror housings, and structural interfaces
• Develop athermalized optical designs to maintain alignment and performance across operational temperature ranges, applying material selection, bimetallic compensation, and CTE-matched adhesive bonding strategies
• Design and integrate active and passive cooling solutions for optical components, detectors, and windows, including cryocoolers, conductive and radiative cooling approaches
• Perform structural, thermal, and thermo-elastic analyses to predict optical performance under environmental loads including vibration, shock, and thermal gradients
• Collaborate with optical designers to translate lens prescriptions into manufacturable designs, supporting line-of-sight error budgeting and end-to-end tolerance stack-up analysis
• Support and lead optical alignment and metrology activities for optical assemblies, including interferometric, autocollimation, and CMM-based alignment techniques
• Evaluate and implement vibration isolation solutions to protect sensitive optical assemblies from launch and operational disturbance environments
• Define and maintain optomechanical design standards and best practices across the Payloads team, codifying reusable approaches that elevate the organization’s collective capability
• Generate detailed CAD models, drawings, and specifications for procurement and fabrication; work with suppliers to source optical components, coatings, and specialized hardware
• Document design decisions, trade studies, and analysis results, and present findings at design reviews (PDR/CDR) and program milestones

Skills

Optomechanical design

IR optical systems

Thermal/structural analysis

3D CAD

GD&T

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical/Optical/Aerospace Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Zemax/OpticStudio

CODE V

FRED

ASAP

Job description

True Anomaly is seeking an exceptional Staff Optomechanical Engineer to lead the mechanical design and integration of high-performance infrared optical systems for our spacecraft payloads. You will serve as a senior authority for optomechanical architecture across EO and IR programs, developing designs that survive demanding thermal and dynamic environments while maintaining stringent optical performance.

You will collaborate with optical, thermal, electrical, and systems engineering teams from