Senior Optical Engineer, Design & Architecture

The role

The Optical Engineer will focus on design and architecture to support an expanding product line. This role involves leading architecture decisions, designing lenses, and transitioning prototypes to production systems.

What you will do

• Lead architecture decisions and optical trades for novel optical systems
• Design lenses and optical components for high performance imaging systems
• Understand and define optical performance requirements
• Transition a high TRL prototype optical assembly to a production fieldable system
• Design and tolerance complex visible to infrared optical systems
• Develop and review test setups, procedures, and data
• Evaluate and analyze prototype and production optical system performance errors
• Work independently and collaborate with senior staff to solve interdisciplinary technical problems

Required qualifications

• BS in Engineering or Physics/Astronomy with a concentration in Optics
• 5+ years of experience with complex opto-mechanical systems, performing optical system design, analysis, alignment and test
• Experience building wide field MWIR, LWIR, or multiband imaging optical systems
• Expertise with optical design and analysis software
• Experience with STOP (Structural, Thermal, and Optical Performance) analysis
• Knowledge of image quality metrics and data analysis methods
• Experience with the design of diffraction limited imaging systems in dynamic environments
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have

• MS or PhD
• Demonstrated first principles approach to complex opto-mechanical problems
• Optical component testing experience (spectral transmission, interferometry, etc.)
• Optical system alignment and testing (EE, MTF, PSF, etc.)
• Opto-electrical system modeling
• Demonstrated experience in the integration, test, and performance requirements verification and validation of optical systems
• Experience with radiometry and stray light analysis
• Demonstrated team leadership experience and mentoring of junior staff
• Knowledge of common materials used in optical systems and limitations of fabrication methods

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
• By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The company's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.