Optical Engineer

Marlborough, NH - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 14 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Where dreams and reality collide and the output is out of this world. At Redwire Space we are a team of dreamers and doers. Where the impossible becomes possible and every day is an opportunity to learn and get one step closer to knowing the unknown. Join us on our mission to expand humanitys presence in space.

Our team in Marlborough MA has been actively accelerating humanitys expansion into space for multiple decades. During that time our innovative team has been designing and manufacturing mission-critical high reliability optical sensors for satellites providing guidance navigation situational awareness and control capabilities. With many more exciting projects on the horizon our team could use your curiosity passion talent and experience to help us Build Above.

Summary

We have a current opportunity for anOptical Engineerlocated at our facility in Marlborough MA. The Optical Engineer is a multifaceted role working with the engineering team to implement and test visible and SWIR optics-based system components and test systems for Redwires Star Tracker and Camera systems. You will be directly involved in the implementation of optical systems for space-based applications as well as the specification design and implementation of tests for said work will include interacting with high performance lenses stray-light baffling systems and custom test facilities for Redwire star trackers and camera applications. Test involves both the qualification and acceptance test needs to ensure the design meets specifications and manufacturing performance this role you will be directly interfacing with customers to present and defend our optics solutions and their performance in meeting mission requirements.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with multidisciplinary team on research and development of Redwires optics camera and baffle systems.
Set up and run tests to verify the performance of optical system.
Validate test concepts for Redwires developed optical solutions.
Work with verification and manufacturing test teams to turn concepts into working systems.
Use a first-principles approach to interpret and analyze physical systems.

Ideal Experience

Bachelors Degree with a minimum of 2 or more years of experience or a Masters Degree and 0-2 years of experience in Physics or related field
Strong background in mathematics and physics as it pertains to light and refraction
Experience in design engineering and testing for engineering/physics applications
Hands-on experience with optical benches and hardware including alignment of lenses mirrors and lasers
Familiarity with imaging performance metrics such as MTF (Modulation transfer function) distortion stray light point spread function or aberration
Experience with data processing and communication of findings
Some limited travel may be required

Desired Skills

Understanding of advanced mathematics and its application in radiometric and optical systems.
Understanding of the design and application of camera optics
Understanding of the principles around stray light rejection with baffle systems
Experience using interferometers wavefront sensors and spectrometers
Experience with Zemax or other optical modeling and simulation software
Experienced with Matlab or Python to automate repetitive testing and data analysis
Strong communication and writing skills.

Salary Range $100000/yr - $135000/yr

Grow with us as we innovate the next generation capabilities for a new era of space exploration! We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity Innovation Impact Inclusion and Excellence.

Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race color religion gender national origin/ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity marital status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

All offers of employment at Redwire are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US. Note that some positions will also require US citizenship or ability to obtain a security clearance due to requirements of a classified program.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident of the U.S. protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITARClick Here

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