Raytheon 2026 EO Optical Systems Engineer I (Onsite)
About The Position
The Electro-Optics (EO) department is responsible for requirements decomposition, detailed design and production support of the EO Sensors/Seekers, including the detectors, cryogenic systems, and structures making up the sensor/seeker subsystems. The multi-disciplined department includes engineers that may be responsible for the following: Designing, modeling/analyzing, and verifying optical components within a sensor/seeker designing the structures that hold the optics, including any mechanisms needed to move optics, as well as the cryogenic systems used to cool and maintain the temperature of EO detectors. Relaying critical detector interface and performance requirements to detector suppliers and verifying requirements are met. Utilize many different engineering discipline skills to assemble, test and verify optical, electrical, and mechanical components as they are built up into the sensor/seeker subsystem.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering or related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) major obtained prior to start.
- Experience with Electro-Optical subsystems.
- The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.
- 3.0 cumulative GPA desired.
- Ability to develop and present technical briefings.
- Experience in troubleshooting investigations and processes
- Experience with test equipment, test automation scripting, test conduction, sensor control
Responsibilities
- Participate as mentee and Individual Contributor supporting program activities.
- Optical alignment/testing of optics assemblies.
- EO modeling, simulation, and analysis applications.
- Requirements development, requirement validation, and subsystem trade studies.
- Design of optical and opto-mechanical seeker systems and/or test fixtures for missiles.
- Working with engineering and production personnel to troubleshoot and provide root cause and corrective action to design and process issues.
- Support production related activities in the assembly and documentation of electro-optical subsystems.
- Troubleshooting hardware and process issues down to CCA and component levels
- Resolution of issues on production lines and in testing (including suppliers)
- Failure analysis / root cause determination and corrective action implementation
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- short-term disability
- long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- flexible spending accounts
- flexible work schedules
- employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- parental leave
- paid time off
- holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
