Optical Design Engineer
Optical Design Engineer
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$ 126100 - 227950
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Job Description
The Leidos Innovation Center (LInC) is searching for an Optical Design Engineer to join our ElectroOptics (EO) Research Team in Dayton OH. The successful candidate will utilize a strong engineering or physics background designing testing modeling simulating and analyzing the next generation of optical systems for spacebased applications.
This position will support multiple aspects of the design and manufacturing process of optical lens systems. Addressing our customers challenging mission requirements necessitates critical thinking and complex problem solving. The successful candidate will be called upon to develop new and innovative solutions to challenging optical design problems. The engineer will work as part of an integrated team but should also be proficient at working independently.
Primary Responsibilities
- Design analyze and improve optical system designs in Zemax OpticStudio CodeV or equivalent
- Design and execute optical system and component testing
- Indepth understanding of technical principles theories and concepts related to optical design
- Perform analysis of data sets and develop tools for visualization and manipulation of the data
- Lead work of other technical staff with significant impact on project results and impact
- Work well in a small team environment
- Be familiar with Linux Windows MS Office tools like PowerPoint and Excel MATLAB
- Present project results to internal team for reviews customers and at workshops / conferences
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelors degree or higher in an engineering discipline (optical engineering physics or similar) or physics with 12 years of experience or Masters degree with 10 years of experience
- 12 years experience designing lens systems
- Must be a US citizen
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance
- Experience with optical design broadband light sources electrooptics detectors cameras calibration equipment and diagnostic equipment
- MATLAB and/or Python programming experience
- Optical design software experience (e.g. Zemax CodeV etc.
- Can communicate results to executive leadership internal or customer
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters degree or Ph.D. in optical engineering or physics
- Strong statistics education or experience
- Experience testing lens systems experimentally to ensure they meet spec asdesigned
- Stray light analysis experience
LInC
Original Posting:
December 13 2024For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $126100.00 $227950.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
