Opto-Mechanical Engineer

Job Summary

General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, are among the world’s leading resources for high‑technology systems development, ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies. We are hiring an Opto‑Mechanical Engineer to join our team in Acton, MA. This opportunity allows the selected candidate to operate as part of a highly skilled, collaborative and supportive project team that produces best‑in‑class, rigorously engineered, high‑performance space‑based optical sensor payloads.

• Provide Mechanical Engineering support to a design team and execute to plan while managing and tracking work assignments and progress.
• Track and understand design requirements and apply sound engineering principles and oversight to meet project requirements.
• Generate and present design review packages for internal and external audiences.
• Support customer and supplier interactions as required.
• Develop creative conceptual designs for new products and proposal efforts.
• Help plan and support the environmental testing of hardware, including vibration, shock, thermal and other tests as required.
• Perform root cause assessments on hardware failures, identify solutions and perform analysis as required to verify validity of proposed solutions.
• Able to work on multiple assignments and with multiple teams simultaneously.
• Other duties as assigned.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

• Typically requires a bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and two or more years of engineering experience with a bachelor’s degree; equivalent engineering experience may substitute for education.
• Ability to perform basic mechanical analyses including static and dynamic structural and thermal.
• Ability to support design and development of hardware to ensure requirements compliance.
• Strong mechanical aptitude, excelling in problem solving and troubleshooting.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings and perform tolerance assessments.
• Good communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance is required.

• Opto‑mechanical and electro‑optical hardware design experience is highly desirable.
• Finite element modeling skills including thermal, structural, and transient shock.
• Design for shock, vibration, and thermal environments.
• Solid Works 3D CAD modeling.
• Experience with FEMAP/NASTRAN.
• Secret and/or SCI DoD security clearance.

Job Type: Full‑Time Salary
Salary range: 68,