Optical Systems Engineer

4 weeks ago


El Segundo, California, United States Millennium Space Systems Full time
Job Summary

The Optics Team at Millennium Space Systems is seeking a highly skilled Optical Systems Engineer to join their team. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for designing and developing optical systems, including electro-optical sensors, optical communications terminals, and star trackers. Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring the success of our space-based missions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and validate mission and unit level requirements for OCTs, electro-optical sensors, and space vehicle interfaces
  • Design and implement modeling and simulation of optical systems
  • Develop and execute unit and system level tests on the ground and on-orbit to verify performance
  • Manage supplier and partner performance
  • Manage complex projects by coordinating work statements, setting and tracking budget/schedule, and measuring technical performance
  • Support large-scale new business proposals

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree in engineering or the physical sciences / computer science
  • 7+ years industry experience in optical engineering
  • Experience with space-to-space and/or space-to-ground laser communication
  • Experience with performance/phenomenology/modeling of space-based EO sensors
  • Ability to train and mentor other members of the team

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 10+ industry experience working with satellite optical instrumentation, design, and/or operation
  • On-orbit experience in the operation and performance validation of OCTs
  • Ability to develop and maintain an OCT link budget
  • Experience with design, integration, qualification, and test of satellite optical hardware such as EO/IR payloads, star trackers, laser range finders, etc.
  • Experience with onboard and ground processing of optical data to extract mission-related information
  • Active TS/SCI clearance

Benefits and Perks:

  • Millennium Space Systems offers a very competitive benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, and 401k plan

Security Clearance:

  • This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship
  • An interim and/or final U.S. Top Secret Clearance Post-Start is required


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