Scientist, Optical Engineer
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Job Title: Scientist Optical Engineering
Job Code: 24864
Job Location: Herndon VA
Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off!)
Relocation: Relocation assistance is available to qualified applicants
Job Description:
Due to substantial growth in our business L3Harris has an immediate need for a senior level Optical Engineer. We are seeking an experienced professional with practical knowledge of the photonics key role will provide technical insight for our existing technologies and develop new technologies to capture and lead new programs with our military government and commercial customers.
We look forward to reviewing your application!
Essential Functions:
- Optical Architect providing guidance to drive entire system/program
- Chief Engineer for a custom Fiber Optics Component Program
- Provide Subject Matter Expertise to similar program
- Define product roadmaps for area technology
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Physics/Optics/Optical Engineering quantum science with focus in sensing computing and/or crypto or related field and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
- Ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance
- Professional experience in physical and system modeling for optical and/or photonics systems
- Professional experience generating technical data for multiple business proposals
- Professional experience providing technical leadership on multiple subcontracts
- 4 years of experience developing prototype optical systems
- 4 years of experience leading a product development team
Preferred Additional Skills:
- PhD in Physics/Optics/Optical Engineering quantum science with focus in sensing computing and/or crypto or related field
- Active TS/SCI security clearance
- Experience in the design modeling development and testing of quantum sensors and in particular Rydberg electric field sensors
- Experience/capability in quantum physics applicable to the development of quantum technologies including but not limited to quantum sensing quantum time distribution entanglement and entanglement distribution
- Experience/capability in atomic molecular and optical (AMO) physics theory
- EO Communications: Physical layer systems components (EDFA Modulators SFPs Switches etc.) and modules for optical communication systems
- Coherent RF Photonics: Transport and processing of analog signals (radar wireless communications etc.) on optical systems
- Photonic Integrated Circuits: Improving Size Weight and Power (SWaP) for photonics systems utilizing photonic integrated circuits
- Optical multi-input multi-output (MIMO) digital signal processing (DSP): Improving optical system throughput and bit error rate (BER) using post processing techniques
- Photonic Modeling: Ability to model photonic systems using one or more of the following software packages: MATLAB OptSim BeamProp Zemax HFSS
- Experience with product development for government contracts
Employment Type
Full Time
