Space Optics Engineer: EO Payloads & Imaging

Star Catcher; Jacksonville (FL); Presencial; USD 110.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical benefits

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k match

Descripción de la vacante

Star Catcher is seeking an Optical Engineer to design EO payloads and imaging optics for space-based tracking and energy-beaming missions. You will develop telescope and relay optics, perform imaging budgets, and work with detectors and focal-plane arrays in a fast-paced space tech environment.

Join a mission-driven team building next-generation space infrastructure. The role offers competitive benefits, aggressive technical challenges, and the opportunity to influence the Star Catcher Network

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering, Optics, Physics or a related technical discipline.
• 3+ years hands-on optical design experience on EO or imaging systems; preferred for payloads through build and test.

Responsabilidades

• Design the optics of EO payloads for long-range space-based tracking, including telescope, relay and reimaging optics.
• Derive imaging requirements (SNR, angular resolution, FOV, frame rate, stray-light rejection) with systems engineering.
• Build imaging performance budgets (WFE, MTF, encircled energy, radiometric/SNR) and track through test.
• Select and specify detectors and focal-plane arrays with EE, including pixel pitch and spectral band.
• Perform stray-light analysis and baffle, stop, sunshade design near Sun and bright sources.
• Define optical interfaces between imaging payload and PAT, including tracking-sensor paths and boresight to transmit beam.
• Carry designs from concept through drawings and BOM; support assembly, alignment, testing, calibration.

Conocimientos

Zemax OpticStudio

CODE V

Imaging design

Tolerancing

Stray-light analysis

Detector integration

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering / Optics / Physics

Master's degree or Ph.D. preferred

Herramientas

FRED

ASAP

Descripción del empleo

Star Catcher is seeking an Optical Engineer to design EO payloads and imaging optics for space-based tracking and energy-beaming missions. You will develop telescope and relay optics, perform imaging budgets, and work with detectors and focal-plane arrays in a fast-paced space tech environment.

Join a mission-driven team building next-generation space infrastructure. The role offers competitive benefits, aggressive technical challenges, and the opportunity to influence the Star Catcher Network