Optical Engineer

The Threat System Analysis & Defeat Operation offers a unique opportunity to analyze and find vulnerabilities in non-traditional, complex systems. The ideal candidate is a curious engineer who enjoys diving into the details of how things work, why they work that way, and how they will fail. This role will enable you to learn and gain experience in a wide array of engineering disciplines with significant opportunities for deep-dive analytical thinking.

Key Responsibilities

• Reverse engineer and analyze optical subsystems
• Design optical systems and test setups to support characterization efforts
• Generate technical reports and data packages to describe system operation
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to characterize, troubleshoot, and repair hardware
• Operate military equipment in laboratory and field test environments to support characterization efforts
• Mentor junior engineers

Required Qualifications

• US Citizenship
• Active Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI Clearance
• 5+ years of related engineering experience. At least 2 years of this experience must include military weapon analysis, repair, and/or testing.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline related to optical engineering
• Experience reverse engineering electo-optical and imaging systems
• Experience generating technical reports and data packages to describe system operation
• Experience analyzing, operating, troubleshooting, and repairing military weapons
• Experience with Python, Solidworks, LabView, and other engineering tools
• Understanding of assembly and alignment of systems
• Lab, test, and design experience from class and outside projects
• Ability to mentor junior engineers

Radiance Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.