Opto-Mechanical Engineer

Growing Company in SF has a need for a Opto-Mechanical Engineer to help drive the design of payloads. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned opto-mechanical designer who has led optical system engineering efforts across multiple programs from conceptual design through flight. As a member of the Electro-Optical Systems team you will be a key contributor and stakeholder in our agile aerospace approach to spacecraft design and will work hand-in-glove with optical engineering structural analysis thermal engineering and reliability & qualification.

This is a full-time in-office position based in our San Francisco HQ 5 days per week.

Impact Youll Own

• Own the opto-mechanical manufacturing process of optical payloads
• Design the manufacturing line for mid-volume production of optical payloads. Make first principle based data-driven decisions throughout the design process to ensure efficient assembly and test processes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as structural thermal analysts and optical engineer groups to drive and perform analyses to ensure payloads meet stiffness strength thermal and launch survivability requirements as well as maintain on-orbit performance through STOP (Structural Thermal Optical Performance)

What You Bring

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering or a related technical field.
• 4 years experience owning the development of opto-mechanical products from requirements through conceptual design testing and manufacturing
• Experience designing for high-reliability space environments including launch survivability vacuum conditions on-orbit performance through thermal conditions (STOP)
• Experience in the design and fabrication of optical assemblies incorporating components made from glass carbon fiber metals ceramics epoxies as well as mechanisms and electrical elements
• Practical and direct engagement with hardware from prototyping to production and testing phases
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in a dynamic environment while driving projects to completion
• Good verbal and visual communication skills

What Makes You Stand Out

• Expertise in optics / opto-mechanical manufacturing metrology alignment and calibration
• Ability to build out the manufacturing line for precision optical systems
• Experience with dynamic hardware builds vibration and shock testing telescope assembly and optical performance testing
• Experience applying systems engineering principles to optimize optical payload integration focusing on requirements management trade-off analysis and balancing system-level constraints such as cost schedule and performance
• Ability to drive manufacturers and DFM/DFA
• Proficiency in SolidWorks Zemax Matlab Visual Basic Python and/or C/C
  

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering or a related technical field.
• 4 years experience owning the development of opto-mechanical products from requirements through conceptual design testing and manufacturing
• Experience designing for high-reliability space environments including launch survivability vacuum conditions on-orbit performance through thermal conditions (STOP)
• Experience in the design and fabrication of optical assemblies incorporating components made from glass carbon fiber metals ceramics epoxies as well as mechanisms and electrical elements
• Practical and direct engagement with hardware from prototyping to production and testing phases
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in a dynamic environment while driving projects to completion
• Good verbal and visual communication skills
  

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development