Laser and Optical Engineer
Date: Dec 12, 2024
Location: Oak Ridge, TN, Tennessee, United States
Company: HII's Mission Technologies division
Requisition Number: 21739
Required Travel: 0 - 10%
Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt
Anticipated Salary Range: $88,960.00 - $135,000.00
Security Clearance: Ability to Obtain
Level of Experience: Senior
This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems.
HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.
Meet HII’s Mission Technologies Division
Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that’s right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.
To learn more about Mission Technologies, click here for a short video: https://vimeo.com/732533072
Job Description
HII has a need for a Laser and Optics Engineer to perform modeling and simulation of optics, optical systems, and atmospheric beam propagation. These efforts will support design, analysis, lab testing, field testing, capability validation, root cause assessments, troubleshooting, and product improvement.
Essential Job Responsibilities
- Translate between and among system requirements and optical component specifications
- Lead and support subsystem trade studies that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
- Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, evaluates alternatives including cost and risk, supportability and analyses
- Translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
- Communicate task status with clarity and brevity
- Identify, articulate, and manage risks
- Manage team, customer, and supplier/partner relationships
- Write reports
Minimum Qualifications
9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field.
- Experience performing laser system analysis with codes such as Zemax
- Experience performing laser atmospheric propagation analysis with wave optics and scaling law and codes such as HELCOMES
- Hands-on experience with lasers and optics
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Self-motivated with strong work-ethic
- Experience working on government contracts
- Technical and problem-solving intuition
- Curiosity and ability to work comfortably with complexity
- Ability to anticipate and mitigate technical programmatic implications of laser/optical system challenges
- Must be able to communicate effectively with government stakeholders, company leadership, and technical subject matter experts in a wide range of disciplines
- Clearance: Must be able to obtain a SECRET security clearance
Preferred Requirements
- 7 years experience with a Masters or Ph.D in lasers/optics.
- Experience designing and testing high energy laser (HEL) laser and optical systems
- Experience specifying, procuring, and testing lasers and optical system components and subsystems
- Experience as a Laser Safety Officer
- Experience building-out test capabilities
- Experience working on Department of Defense contracts
- Experience supporting Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
- Clearance: Active SECRET security clearance
Physical Requirements
The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.
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