Opto-Mechanical Engineer
Core
Design and manufacture optical payloads for Earth-imaging satellites, ensuring launch survivability and on-orbit performance.
Role type
Senior IC opto-mechanical engineer
Builds
Optical payloads for Planet's satellite constellation
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite manufacturing / Opto-mechanical systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
opto-mechanical design, manufacturing process design, tolerance stackup analysis, GD&T, failure analysis, systems engineering, vibration/shock testing, telescope assembly
Preferred skills
metrology, alignment and calibration, DFM/DFA, dynamic hardware builds, optical performance testing
Technologies
SolidWorks, Zemax, Matlab, Visual Basic, Python, C/C++
Responsibilities
Own opto-mechanical manufacturing process, design manufacturing lines for mid-volume production, collaborate on structural/thermal/optical analyses, drive part and assembly design with vendors, lead technical presentations and design reviews, support qualification test campaigns
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC