Optical Test Engineer, AI Satellites

What you'll do

• Design, build, and operate optical metrology and test systems to validate flight hardware.
• Automate optical test equipment and data collection for high-volume production.
• Use test data to troubleshoot issues with optical flight hardware.
• Develop test plans and maintain design specifications and capabilities data.
• Design test fixtures for engineering and production tests.
• Inform optical flight hardware designs to enable efficient test operations.
• Develop production procedures and manage the transition of parts from development to high-rate production.
• Instruct technicians on the operation of optical test and metrology equipment.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in physics or an engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of hands-on laboratory or work experience in optics, photonics, or laser technology.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.
• Master's degree or PhD in physics or an engineering discipline (preferred).
• Hands-on experience with optical test equipment, lasers, photodiodes, fiber optics, and signal integrity (preferred).
• Proficiency with optical analysis tools like ZEMAX and programming languages like Python or C/C++ (preferred).
• Experience designing and building custom optical assemblies or space-qualified hardware (preferred).
• Basic proficiency in CAD and knowledge of mechanical engineering fundamentals (preferred).