Opto-Mechanical Engineer

Opto-Mechanical Engineer | Lockheed Martin

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The Optical Talent Center at Lockheed Martin Space is seeking an Opto-Mechanical Engineer to provide design support for optical payloads. We are looking for someone to join our team with the guidance of senior engineers, and to collaborate and contribute across the design team. You will play a key role in design and development work on a variety of passive, active, and directed energy optical payloads, which present a diverse range of challenges.

We are looking for a colleague with strong written and oral communication skills to present to a variety of audiences. Strong quantitative skills will also be key to success, with the ability to apply them to the formidable mechanical challenges of precision optical payload subsystems.

• Bachelors degree in engineering, physics, optical sciences, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience with standard design tools applied to optomechanical design from among CREO, NASTRAN/NX, MATLAB, Solid Works, CATIA, ZEMAX, Python, and/or other relevant assets
• Experience with specification development, vendor interface, parts selection, and/or configuration control
• US citizenship and the ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance

• 2+ years of experience with developing mechanical solutions for optical payloads or working with related precision mechanisms and some optical experience
• Industry or laboratory experience with electro-optical systems including or related to remote sensing systems, astronomical telescopes, lasers, and laboratory optical diagnostic instrumentation
• Proposal writing experience
• Basis of Estimate, Cost estimation experience, to include cost volume/section support on a proposal and/or program baseline establishment
• Possession of, or current background investigation that supports a TS/SCI/Poly clearance

By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.