Optical Engineer

Key Skills

Computer Vision (CV), Effective communication skills, MATLAB Programming, Optical character recognition - OCR, Presentation skills, Project management, Python Programming, Writing

Job Description

MITRE is seeking a smart, energetic engineer or scientist with expertise in optical systems to work in a dynamic environment, which encourages creativity and requires you to keep pace with current and emerging technologies and practices. The work will include the design and evaluation of optical systems, including laser physics, imaging, and sensing.

Key Functions: The candidate will work in the public interest to provide technical expertise in solving our sponsors’ critical optical problems. 

• The candidate will lead teams in development and operation for directed energy, communications, sensing, and other applications.
• The candidate will use analytic techniques to assess the impact of optical systems on operational capabilities and missions.
• As needed and desired, the candidate will contribute to other optics tasks, such as integrated photonics, quantum systems, imaging, lidar, and other sensing applications.
• The candidate will engage directly with sponsors, stakeholders, and collaborators to ensure optics technologies meet mission needs.
• The candidate will perform optical modeling, simulation, and analysis using dedicated tools (such as Zemax) or general computing such as Matlab or Python.
• The candidate will coordinate and participate in the design, assembly, and integration of optical hardware for lab research, development, and test.

Required Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Deep technical understanding of optical engineering, optoelectronic devices, laser systems, optomechanics.
• 5 years of experience 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 systems in a collaborative environment.
• The ability to think critically and be proactive in pursuing research and problem-solving with minimal supervision. 
• Applicants must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing projects with multidisciplinary staff.
• MS in Optical Science, Physics, or Electrical Engineering experience with optical systems or PhD
• Experience in the design and evaluation of laser systems.
• Experience with directed energy, imaging, sensing, optical communications, 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.

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:

Onsite

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