Senior Advanced Electro-Optic Design Engineer

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc•Annapolis Junction, MD

2d•$160,085 - $168,840•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Advanced Electro-Optic Design Engineer, you’ll design, develop, build and test systems and products based on optic, photonic and laser technologies. This involves interacting with device, hardware and software design teams to assist in the overall development of optical systems; specifying, selecting and qualifying active and passive optical components, developing and benchmarking system performance models, developing and implementing test procedures and evaluating and selecting appropriate test instrumentation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field.
8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience.
Ability to obtain a Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance is required at time of hire.
Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Proven track record of electrical and optical design experience.
Solid experience in the use of optical and electrical engineering concepts, principles, and theories.
Strong knowledge of telecommunication applications and electrical engineering design tools.
Ability to recognize and clearly report information relevant to sound electro-optical engineering design.
Experience with optical and RF test and measurement equipment and laboratory tools.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with one or more of the following: MATLAB, Lumerical, Zemax, VPI, Python, C/C++, LabView
Ability to think creatively and multi-task
Ability to frequently contribute to the development of new optical theories and methods
Outstanding communication skills
Leadership and mentoring skills and experience
Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation

Responsibilities

Design, develop, build and test systems and products based on optic, photonic and laser technologies.
Interact with device, hardware and software design teams to assist in the overall development of optical systems.
Specify, select and qualify active and passive optical components.
Develop and benchmark system performance models.
Develop and implement test procedures.
Evaluate and select appropriate test instrumentation.