Optomechanical Engineer, Staff
Core
Lead mechanical design and integration of high-performance infrared optical systems for autonomous spacecraft payloads, serving as a senior technical authority for optomechanical architecture.
Role type
Staff Optomechanical Engineer (Infrared Space Payloads)
Builds
Infrared telescope and sensor systems, flexure/kinematic mounts, lens/mirror housings, and structural interfaces for space-based interceptors.
Domain
Aerospace / Defense / Optomechanics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Athermalized optomechanical design, flexure and kinematic mount design, structural-thermal-optical performance analysis, cryogenic cooling integration, GD&T and tolerance stack-up, optical alignment and metrology, CAD modeling, supplier management
Preferred skills
STOP analysis, line-of-sight error budgeting, CTE-matched adhesive bonding, vibration isolation design, optical train design from first principles, stray light analysis, optical modeling software (Zemax, CODE V), IR-transmissive materials expertise, vacuum-compatible design
Technologies
ANSYS, NX Nastran, Thermal Desktop, SolidWorks, Creo, NX, Zemax/OpticStudio, CODE V, FRED, ASAP
Responsibilities
Lead design of optomechanical assemblies for IR systems; develop athermalized optical designs; design active/passive cooling solutions; perform structural/thermal/thermo-elastic analyses; collaborate on lens prescription translation; lead optical alignment and metrology; evaluate vibration isolation; define design standards; generate CAD models and specifications; document design decisions and present at reviews.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with program-level leadership