An Optical or Laser Engineer researches and develops technology that uses the science of light (optics). Optical technology includes fiber optic cables, which enable high-speed internet connections across long distances, and lasers, which can be used to make very small incisions and measurements. Works closely with scientists and engineers from other fields on advances in technology.
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Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for an EO/IR Laser Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL. The EO/IR engineer reports to the Strategic Development (SD) Lead and is responsible for hardware/software integration and test in the laboratory, test bed and planeside. The EO/IR Engineer assists with planning, coordination, and analysis supporting development, integration, test, production, and flight test.
The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is NO remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 50 may be required
Role and Responsibilities may include:
Demonstrate technical understanding in the field of EO/IR Lasers and Sensors related disciplines.
Have effective communication skills and a demonstrated ability to clearly and concisely present technical approaches and findings. Collaborate with technical leadership on system requirements generation and associated flow down, subsystem design/analysis, and subsystem performance verification including lab and range testing.
Support any stage of the aircraft system life cycle activity such as developing primary designs, integrating into a system, supporting fielding of the system, supporting airworthiness activity, and supporting testing of the systems. Coordinate and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure robust and maintainable configurations are produced.
Attend internal program, customer and/or supplier technical exchange meetings and/or formal program milestone reviews to provide and/or obtain progress status updates.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 2 years of electrical engineering experience Or Master's Degree in STEM and 0 years of experience
Experience creating analysis tools with MATLAB or Python in the BQ
Experience with Integration and Test campaigns
Must have an Active US Government Secret Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with:
Optical test equipment,
Metrology related to optical sensing and laser characterization including power, energy, and pulse-width
IR Cameras from the SWIR band through LWIR
Optical alignment techniques for characterizing laser boresight in the near and far-field
Measuring laser beam spot size and divergence
Spectrometer operation, signal generation and verification with an oscilloscope, photodetectors, optical table construction with Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) hardware
IR material selection
Safe use and operation of Class IV lasers
Bachelor's Degree in Optical/Laser Engineering Or Master's Degree in Optical/Laser Engineering
Ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret security clearance
Experience with Matlab, Zemax, Atlassian SW suite, labview
Experience with Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)
Experience with ruggedization of opto-mechanical systems with low SWaP
Familiarity with nonlinear optics and harmonic generation
Integration of optical and sensor subsystems components into various types of aircraft applications. Performing integration related tasks in the lab
Primary Level Salary Range:
$79,300.00 - $118,900.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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