Optical Engineer

Radiance Technologies•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

The Threat System Analysis & Defeat Operation offers an opportunity to analyze complex, non-traditional systems and identify vulnerabilities. The Optical Engineer will reverse engineer and analyze optical subsystems, design optical systems and test setups, and characterize system operation. The role involves detailed analytical work across engineering disciplines, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and opportunities to mentor junior engineers. Work includes operating military equipment in laboratory and field test environments to support characterization efforts.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Active Top Secret clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
At least 5 years of related engineering experience, including at least 2 years involving military weapon analysis, repair, and/or testing.
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline related to optical engineering.
Experience reverse engineering electro-optical and imaging systems.
Experience generating technical reports and data packages describing system operation.
Experience analyzing, operating, troubleshooting, and repairing military weapons.
Experience with Python, Solidworks, LabView, and other engineering tools.
Understanding of system assembly and alignment.
Lab, test, and design experience from coursework and outside projects.
Ability to mentor junior engineers.

Responsibilities

Reverse engineer and analyze optical subsystems.
Design optical systems and test setups to support characterization efforts.
Generate technical reports and data packages describing system operation.
Work with multidisciplinary teams to characterize, troubleshoot, and repair hardware.
Operate military equipment in laboratory and field test environments to support characterization efforts.
Mentor junior engineers.

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