Opto-Mechanical Engineer

Actalent•Los Angeles, CA

31d•$70 - $90•Onsite

About The Position

Join our innovative team to design, develop, and enhance free space optical LASER communication systems. Your work will involve optimizing opto-mechanical layouts, designing optical mounts, and prototyping designs for lab testing. This role offers an opportunity to lead technical discussions and developments, ensuring the successful delivery of high-performance optical modules to space.

Requirements

5+ years of experience as an opto-mechanical design engineer.
Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
Demonstrated experience in space systems, free space optical systems, and precision mechanisms.
Proficiency in electronics packaging, new product introduction (NPI), CAD (NX preferred), drawing with GD&T, and design for manufacturability (DFM).

Nice To Haves

8+ years of experience as an opto-mechanical design engineer is preferred.
Experience designing LASER optical communication systems for space applications and precision space mechanisms.
Experience building optical systems in lab/100k clean room environments.
Experience with composites and designing for composite structures.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and improve free space optical LASER communication systems.
Enhance and optimize opto-mechanical layouts and design optical mounts.
Prototype designs for lab testing and create drawings for flight.
Serve as the primary technical interface to the development team, leading technical discussions during design reviews and escalations.
Support the operations team by resolving technical challenges and facilitating quality containments.
Own the capacity increase roadmap for production, including defining necessary capital equipment and leading its design, procurement, installation, and qualification.