Senior Principal Electro-Optics Engineer

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc • Annapolis Junction, MD

1d • $191,246 - $206,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Principal Electro-Optics Engineer, you will be a leader on the GDMS Free Space Optical (FSO) communications team, and own the architecture, engineering practices, and technical direction for our hardware, helping mature our work from prototype to product. You'll set the standard for how we design, build, test, and ship hardware across multiple concurrent programs spanning space, airborne, and tactical ground domains, while mentoring and growing the engineers around you. This role is as much about how we build as what we build.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant 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.
• Strong grounding 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
• Demonstrated ownership of the full electro-optic hardware development lifecycle.
• Proven technical leadership of teams of engineers.
• Track record of taking hardware from prototype/R&D maturity to production-quality, maintainable, deliverable products.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture, engineering practices, and technical direction for hardware.
• Mature work from prototype to product.
• Set the standard for how hardware is designed, built, tested, and shipped across multiple concurrent programs.
• Mentor and grow engineers.

Benefits

• Opportunities for continuous learning and development
• Research oriented work
• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work (9/80 schedule)
• Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior