Laser Safety Engineer

Avion Solutions•Huntsville, AL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Avion Solutions Inc., a 100% employee-owned company, is seeking candidates for a Laser Safety Engineer to support the [Name of Program]. This position is located in Huntsville, AL. The engineer will provide investigation, understanding, and evaluation of technical issues related to high energy laser system safety for laboratory and test range operations. They will also provide system and safety engineering expertise to SMDC during the development of Army Laser Weapon technologies and systems throughout design, fabrication, and testing. This includes field testing against static and dynamic targets at various military ranges and defining safe laser operations on the test and training ranges. The engineer will be part of a government and contractor team developing laser components/subsystems/systems to ensure safe testing and operation, e.g., assisting with HardWare Abort System (HWAS) and Satellite Predictive Avoidance methods. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or Systems Engineering with a minimum of 10 years of experience.
Understanding of aspects of all laser subsystems (laser source; beam control; power management; thermal management; and battle management/fire control).
Self-starter, able to perform assignments with minimal direction, occasionally on short, rigid delivery schedules.
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work with mid- to upper-level government managers with a high degree of professionalism.
Understand the technical and operational significance of project technical objectives.
Highly skilled in MATLAB and Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Project.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Ability to obtain/maintain a DoW security clearance.
Ability to travel up to 15% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Experience with solid state laser systems/subsystems is desired.

Responsibilities

Provide investigation, understanding, and evaluation of technical issues related to high energy laser system safety for laboratory and test range operations.
Provide system and safety engineering expertise to SMDC during the development of Army Laser Weapon technologies and systems during design, fabrication, and testing.
Define safe laser operations on the test and training ranges.
Assist with HardWare Abort System (HWAS) and Satellite Predictive Avoidance methods.
Develop, as part of a team, top-level requirements for a project, e.g., deliver readiness-level 6 Vulnerability Modules to support DT&E testing.
Establish project costs and schedules with government and contractor engineers and scientists.
Simplify complex technical aspects and features of laser systems for senior government management.