Optomechanical Engineer III

Responsibilities

• We seek an Optomechanical Engineer III to support the optomechanical design, analysis, and implementation of various optical instruments, including telescopes and spectrometers.
• Tasks will include but not be limited to:
• Own optomechanical hardware through its full lifecycle, including design, analysis, review, procurement, assembly, integration, and precision alignment
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and deliver subsystems or instruments that meet technical requirements, cost constraints, and schedule commitments
• Use CAD tools to design precision spaceflight instrument parts (including optics and kinematic mounts), airborne instrument parts, and/or ground support equipment (GSE)
• Conduct structural finite element analysis (FEA) and structural-thermal-optical performance (STOP) analysis
• Support integration and test (I&T) activities including precision alignment and environmental qualification

Requirements

• Experience with CAD tools (e.g., NX or SolidWorks) and mechanical drawings.
• Experience with analytical approaches (e.g., first-principles hand calculations, tolerance stackup analyses, FEA, STOP, and scripting languages).
• Hands-on experience and practical knowledge in hardware integration, optical alignment, state-of-the-art measurement techniques.
• Team leadership experience, especially with multidisciplinary teams over multiple phases in the project lifecycle.
• Preferred skills:
• Experience with technical contract management (CTM) for vendors of complex optical and mechanical hardware.
• Experience developing hardware from concept to flight.
• Advanced knowledge of materials and processes (M&P; e.g., metallurgy or adhesive bonding).
• Experience defining subsystem requirements, verification plans, and presenting at lifecycle reviews (e.g., preliminary and critical design reviews; PDR and CDR).
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Benefits

Additional Information

Job Details New ideas are all around us, but only a few will change the world. That's our focus at JPL. We ask the biggest questions, then search the universe for answers-literally. We build upon ideas that have guided generations, then share our discoveries to inspire generations to come. Your mission-your opportunity-is to seek out the answers that bring us one step closer. If you're driven to discover, create, and inspire something that lasts a lifetime and beyond, you're ready for JPL. Located in Pasadena, California, JPL has a campus-like environment situated on 177 acres in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and offers a work environment unlike any other: we inspire passion, foster innovation, build collaboration, and reward excellence.

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