Flight Dynamics Laser Engineer

Intuitive Machines LLC

3h

About The Position

Intuitive Machines is an innovative and cutting-edge space company making cislunar space accessible to both public and private customers. Our mission is to further science and exploration, communications, and economic progress from the Earth to the Moon and beyond. With the first commercial lunar landing in history, multiple NASA lunar missions in development, and additional private missions on our manifest, we pride ourselves in supporting our customers and the nation in paving the way to return humans to the surface of the Moon. Our world-class team includes experts in all aspects of spacecraft subsystems design, development, and test, on-orbit operations, and safety.

Requirements

• B.S. Physics, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering
• 15-years+ of hands-on laboratory experience in laser and electro-optic device testing and metrology.
• Experience performing space-flight qualification testing of lasers and electro-optic devices.
• Hands-on experience with fiber optics including handling and cleaning procedures.
• Experience with optical design, modeling, and analysis. TracePro or ZEMAX experience preferred.
• Experience writing and executing laser and electro-optic test plans and procedures.
• Experience in developing and performing environmental test campaigns including radiation, vibration, and thermal vacuum testing.
• Understanding of navigation sensor such as IMUs, lasers, star trackers, and terrain-based cameras.
• Experience developing and verifying requirements for space-flight instrumentation.
• Experience working on cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to travel regularly to Houston or other locations within the US for testing or mission support.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with imaging lidar systems for space-flight Navigation applications.
• Experience supporting hardware field test campaigns.
• Willing to relocate to Houston

Responsibilities

• Develop plans and execute qualification and acceptance testing of laser, electro-optic and optical navigation sensors for space-flight applications.
• Design and specify laboratory hardware and GSE for navigation sensor testing.
• Identify navigation sensor risks and mitigation strategies.
• Perform verification and validation of sensor performance requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees