Advanced Electro-Optic Design Engineer

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As an Advanced Electro-Optic Design Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, building, and testing systems and products that utilize optic, photonic, and laser technologies. This role involves close collaboration with device, hardware, and software design teams to contribute to the overall development of optical systems. Key tasks include specifying, selecting, and qualifying active and passive optical components, developing and benchmarking system performance models, creating and implementing test procedures, and evaluating and selecting appropriate test instrumentation. General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) is a company that engineers a diverse portfolio of high-technology solutions, products, and services for various operational domains. With a global team of over 12,000 professionals, GDMS partners with industry leaders to drive innovation in defense and scientific fields. The company values trust, honesty, alignment, and transparency, offering highly competitive benefits and a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field
5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience
Department of Defense Secret security clearance is preferred at time of hire
Meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information
U.S. citizenship is required
Proven track record of electrical and optical design experience
Solid experience in the use of optical and electrical engineering concepts, principles, and theories
Strong knowledge of telecommunication applications and electrical engineering design tools
Ability to recognize and clearly report information relevant to sound electro-optical engineering design
Experience with optical and RF test and measurement equipment and laboratory tools
Familiarity with one or more of the following: MATLAB, Lumerical, Zemax, VPI, Python, C/C++, LabView

Nice To Haves

Ability to think creatively and multi-task
Ability to frequently contribute to the development of new optical theories and methods
Outstanding communication skills
Leadership and mentoring skills and experience
Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation

Responsibilities

Design, develop, build and test systems and products based on optic, photonic and laser technologies
Interact with device, hardware and software design teams to assist in the overall development of optical systems
Specify, select and qualify active and passive optical components
Develop and benchmark system performance models
Develop and implement test procedures
Evaluate and select appropriate test instrumentation