(Aerospace) Optical Physicist Imaging System Design

• As a member of the technical staffin the Sensors and Imaging Systems Group, you will play a role in the development of Optics, Photonics, and Sensor hardware.
  
• You will work closely with a team of engineers and physicists to develop, prototype, andtest cutting-edge instrument designs.
  
• You will be heavily involved with demonstrating minimum viable technology and characterizing performance to guide data driven decision making.
  
• Additionally, you will be involved with proposal support, sensorintegration, modeling, testing, and analysis of complete systems.
  
• Development hardware is often tested off site with customer oversight and the candidate will be expected to support this type of test program as needed.
  
• You must be willing to workcollaboratively, with multidisciplinary teams, and be able to communicate complex ideas to non-technical audiences.
  

Requirements

• B.S. degree in physics, optics, or related discipline or equivalent combined education and experience is required
  
• A strong physics background is highly desired
  
• Experience in imaging system lens design, tolerance analysis, & stray light is required
  
• Laboratory experience with electrical and optical test and measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, function generators, free space and fiber coupled optics is required.
  
• Competent in a programming language such as, but not limited to, Zemax, MATLAB, C++, Python, LABView, Code V, FRED etc. and be capable of writing software routines to run laboratory experiments including data collection, storage, and basic data reduction.
  
• Highly self-motivated and ability to thrive in a multidisciplinary team environment is required
  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are preferred
  
• Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.
  

Benefits