(Aerospace) Optical Physicist Laser & Fiber Optics

• As a member of the technical staffin the Sensors and Imaging Systems Group, you will play a role in the development of Optics and Photonics hardware.
  
• You will work closely with a team of engineers and physicists to develop, prototype, and test cutting-edge sensor and imaging systems.
  
• You will be heavily involved with building prototypes and demonstrating minimum viable technology, as well as modeling, characterizing, and optimizing their performance.
  
• This is a hybrid position, with the expectation tospend time in the lab, performing hands on tasks with development hardware, as needed.
  
• Development hardware is often tested off site with customer oversight and the candidate will be expected to support this type of test program.
  
• You must be willingto work collaboratively, across multidisciplinary teams, and be able to communicate complex ideas to non-technical audiences.
  

Requirements

• B.S. in physics, optics, or related discipline and a success oriented background are required
  
• Experience in fiber coupling, wavefront propagation, lasers, &optical communication is required
  
• Laboratory experience and experience with electrical and optical test and measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, function generators, free space and fiber coupled optic it preferred
  
• Competent in a programming language such as, but not limited to, Zemax POP, MATLAB, C++, Python, or R-soft etc. and be capable of writing software routines to run laboratory experiments including data collection, storage, and basic data reduction is required
  
• A highly self-motivation level and preference for failing fast is preferredExcellent written and oral communication skills are required
  
• Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.
  

Benefits