Optical Communications Specialist

1 month ago

Bloomington, Illinois, United States MITRE Full time
Join Our Team as an Optical Communications Engineer

At MITRE, we're committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges and making a lasting impact in fields like cybersecurity, healthcare, and defense. As an Optical Communications Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that push the boundaries of what's possible.

About the Role

We're seeking a highly skilled engineer or scientist with expertise in optical communications to join our team. You'll work on designing and evaluating optical communications systems, including free space laser communications and fiber communications. Your work will have a direct impact on our sponsors' critical optical communications problems.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze various free space and fiber optical communications systems, including integration challenges, and provide recommendations to our sponsors.
  • Use analytic techniques to assess the impact of optical communications systems on operational capabilities and missions.
  • Develop and evaluate novel communications systems for a wide range of missions and applications.
  • Contribute to other optics tasks, such as imaging and directed energy, and other communications tasks, such as RF and waveform development.
  • Engage directly with sponsors, stakeholders, and collaborators to ensure optics technologies meet mission needs.
  • Assemble and integrate optical communications hardware for lab research, development, and test.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
  • Deep technical understanding of optical engineering, optoelectronic devices, laser systems, optomechanics, and optical waveforms.
  • Familiarity with laboratory work on optical systems, such as research, development, and testing.
  • Strong technical writing and oral presentation skills.
  • The ability to conduct research and analysis of optical communications systems in a collaborative environment.
  • The ability to think critically and be proactive in pursuing research and problem-solving with minimal supervision.
  • The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Masters or PhD in Optical Science, Physics, or Electrical Engineering.
  • Experience in the design and evaluation of free space and fiber optical communications systems.
  • Experience with directed energy, imaging, sensing, and computer vision systems.
  • Experience in the design and evaluation of cross-cutting imaging technologies for defense, intelligence, transportation, or health.
  • The ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with additional accesses.

Clearance Requirements

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s): None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s): Secret

Work Location Type

Hybrid

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