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Based on 240 similar postings.
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About L3Harris
L3Harris Technologies is a US aerospace and defense technology company providing space and airborne systems, communications, electronic warfare, and missile propulsion solutions for government and commercial customers.
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Listed pay typically runs
$106,500–$197,500
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Senior Specialist, Optical Engineering serves as an Assembly, Integration, and Test engineer supporting aerospace programs involving single and multiple aperture imaging systems across UV to LWIR wavelengths. Working within a multidisciplinary team of manufacturing, operations, and quality personnel, you will perform hands-on optical component and system integration in cleanroom environments. Key responsibilities include creating test workflows, authoring plans, configuring support equipment like collimators and interferometers, and interpreting Zernike terms to guide precision adjustments. You will troubleshoot systems, verify requirements, and conduct detailed inspections of components. The role requires expertise in advanced interferometry, Zemax or CodeV for design, and MATLAB or Python for data analysis. Technical focus areas include reflective off-axis designs, free-form optics, lens cell assemblies, and alignment techniques using PhaseCam, Zygo, LUPI, theodolites, and broadband illumination sources to meet strict error budgets.
Optical Engineering
Photonics
MATLAB
Python
Signal Processing
Optical Alignment
Imaging Systems
Data Analysis
Laboratory Automation
Optical System Modeling
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Lithography
ISO 9000
Optical Communications
Electrical Engineering
DOORS
Jama
RF Modules
System Design
Requirements Management
Test Planning
Verification
SDA) OCT Standard
Free-Space Optical Communication
Engineering Change Orders
Optical Engineering
free‑space optical communication
MATLAB
Zemax
Code V
FRED
DOORS
Jama
Adaptive Optics
Hardware Development
Test Planning
Verification
SDA) OCT Standard
Earned Value Management