Senior Optical Design Engineer
About The Position
The Senior Optical Design Engineer works in Raytheon’s Airborne & Ground Optics Department, which develops advanced Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) and laser products across the product lifecycle, from concept and design through development, integration, production, and sell-off. This onsite role is based in McKinney, Texas. The engineer designs, tests, and delivers capabilities for precision EO/IR and high-energy laser systems. The role applies optical design expertise to advanced airborne and ground-based imagers, passive and active EO/IR systems, high-energy lasers, LADARs, and specialized test equipment. It also applies optical design, tolerancing, and performance-analysis principles to develop new capabilities. The engineer creates optical drawings, collaborates with vendors on custom components, and may occasionally manage small-to-moderate projects.
Requirements
- Typically requires a STEM degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 3 years of experience.
- Experience with optical design and analysis software such as CodeV or Zemax OpticStudio, including developing macros or scripts.
- Experience with optical alignment, testing, and manufacturing methods, including component inspection, cleaning, bonding, and use of cleanroom environments.
- Experience with EO/IR/laser system integration, troubleshooting, and laser characterization, including beam quality, wavefront error, and noise.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
- An active and existing DoD Secret clearance is required after day 1.
Nice To Haves
- An advanced degree in Optics Sciences or Optics Engineering.
- Experience in a customer-facing role.
- Experience writing test, assembly, and calibration procedures.
- Experience writing and portion-marking classified documents in a proprietary environment.
- Experience with structural, thermal, and optical performance modeling and analysis.
- Experience with opto-mechanical tolerancing.
- Experience with nonsequential optical analysis.
- Experience modeling optomechanical systems in CREO.
- Familiarity with mechanical design processes.
- Experience working with high-power lasers.
- Proficiency in a scientific programming language such as MATLAB or Python.
Responsibilities
- Design, test, and deliver product capabilities for precision EO/IR and high-energy laser systems.
- Support the design, analysis, and development of airborne and ground-based imagers, passive and active EO/IR systems, high-energy lasers, LADARs, and specialized test equipment.
- Apply optical design, tolerancing, and performance-analysis principles to develop advanced capabilities.
- Create optical drawings and collaborate with vendors on custom components.
- Occasionally manage small-to-moderate projects, including planning, scheduling, documentation, and progress communication.
Benefits
- Parental leave, including paternal leave
- Flexible work schedules
- Achievement awards
- Educational assistance
- Child/adult backup care
- Relocation assistance
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
