Quartus Engineering-posted 20 days ago
Full-time • Manager
San Diego, CA
101-250 employees

As an Opto-Mechanical Engineering Manager in our Aerospace sector, you will be helping to lead and grow a team with industry-leading engineering capabilities in opto-mechanical design development and AI&T. Your primary role will be to grow and develop the team’s capabilities while providing technical leadership. You will also function as a technical lead on projects involving optical system development for aerospace applications.

  • Manage a team of 3-6 opto-mechanical engineers
  • Foster team collaboration and high technical performance with a people-first approach
  • Mentor, motivate, and develop the opto-mechanical engineering team
  • Assess performance and constructively coach, setting goals for individuals
  • Align individual career paths and goals with group goals and company business strategy
  • Serve as technical lead on projects involving opto-mechanical design development and optical instrument AI&T for a diverse range of applications in spaceborne, airborne and ground based optical payloads used for imaging (UV/VIS/SWIR/MWIR/LWIR, multi-spectral and hypersectral), LiDAR/ranging, free-space laser communication, energy transfer, etc.
  • Delegate, oversee, and plan project work in collaboration with program manager
  • Perform technical work on the more challenging aspects of projects in collaboration with experts in other engineering disciplines, such as optical, electrical and software engineering
  • Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers
  • Contribute to technical development in areas of interest or expertise
  • Contribute to sales efforts by writing proposals, presenting engineering capabilities, and assisting business development team with meeting, conference, and marketing content support
  • Support development of business relationships with clients
  • Stay up to date with the latest advancements in opto-mechanical engineering and related technologies
  • Identify opportunities for innovation and improvement in optical systems development
  • BS or MS in Mechanical, Opto-Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, Optics, Physics, or similar Engineering field
  • 10+ years of industry experience
  • >2 years’ experience in personnel/team management
  • Expert understanding of mechanical engineering fundamentals (statics, dynamics, thermal, precision kinematics) as well as opto-mechanics
  • Experience with mechanical CAD software (Solidworks preferred)
  • Experience with a finite-element-analysis package (SW Simulation, Ansys Workbench, NASTRAN)
  • Experience with alignment of optical components, optical instrument integration and performance evaluation, environmental testing, etc.
  • Proven ability to develop and manage engineers
  • Demonstrated ability to work in and lead a technical team
  • Project management experience (technical & programmatic leadership)
  • Experience with cradle-to-grave systems engineering (requirements derivation through A, I, & T)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Comfortable making presentations in front of customers, senior leadership, and larger audiences
  • Experience developing business proposals and/or support sales organization to win and develop new business
  • Must be US Person (US Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident)
  • MATLAB and/or Python experience preferred
  • Zemax experience preferred
  • Machine shop experience preferred
  • competitive salary
  • discretionary performance-based bonus
  • employee stock ownership plan
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • 401k plan with company match
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