Senior Optical Engineer

Peraton•Woodbridge, NJ

5d•$146,000 - $234,000

About The Position

This position is part-time, expected at less than 20 hours/week. The candidate will possess the ability to work independently in a small multi-disciplinary team utilizing their experience to design and test optical systems. Creating optical systems for prototyping and field deployable systems as well as testing external manufactured products is necessary. Creation of test reports will be required to define the parameters of optical systems and their performance boundaries.

Requirements

Minimum of 12 years of experience with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with PhD
Background in optical system testing and development including prototyping designs
Ability to use Zemax/Ansys OpticStudio, or other optical analysis (e.g. ray tracing simulation) software to design prototype systems and generate performance parameters of external manufactured products
Familiarity with lab hardware such as laser drivers/modulation sources, lock-in amplifiers, motion stages, spectrometers, and optical detectors and sensors
Familiar with C#, Python, or MATLAB for automating data collection and analysis
Proficient in writing technical documentation in MS word and PowerPoint
Secret Clearance w/ ability to apply/hold Top Secret clearance
U.S. Citizenship required

Nice To Haves

Background in photonics plus mechanical, computer, or electrical engineering
Experience with in-depth analysis of optical systems for reverse engineering
Knowledge of electro-optically guided missile system operation and/or countermeasure techniques
Top Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

Provide expertise in analyzing optical systems with both known and unknown properties
Learn to operate all laboratory test equipment to ensure accurate results
Ability to research optical concepts and hardware to determine use cases or purpose of design
Design and test optical systems
Create optical systems for prototyping and field deployable systems
Test external manufactured products
Create test reports to define the parameters of optical systems and their performance boundaries