Lead, Optical Engineering

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Job Title: Lead, Optical Engineering

Job Code: 33767

Job Location: Rochester, NY

Schedule: 9/80 - employees work 9 out of every days - totaling 80 hours worked - and has every other Friday off

Senior professional with strong knowledge of job area. Designs, develops and tests optical technologies and systems. Interacts with device, hardware and software design teams to assist in overall development of optical systems; specifying, selecting and qualifying active and passive optical components, developing and benchmarking system performance models, developing and implementing test procedures and/or evaluating and selecting appropriate test instrumentation. Provides multi-discipline support to instrumentation production by resolving technical issues associated with components, parts, products or systems;

testing of new and existing designs and documentation of changes through a formal engineering change notification process. May provide recommendations for cost reduction efforts. May apply quantitative analysis in determining root cause of highly technical problems and propose, develop and implement solutions for corrective action.

• Actively participate in the development of complex Electro-Optical sub-assemblies such as digital imaging systems, thermal imaging systems and laser positioning systems.
• Active member with the New Product Introduction (NPI) teams, supporting the development of modern Electro-Optical sub-assemblies from concept to production.
• Verification of proposed design solutions via a combination of analyses and tests.
• Actively support the manufacturing organization to ensure proper knowledge transfer, timely resolution of design issues and effective test methodologies development.
• Support design improvements of established Electro-Optical modules.
• Collaborate closely with other team members from Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Systems Engineering and Operations to ensure high quality of design solutions.
• Generation of related documentation including analyses summary, specification documents, test reports.
• Development and testing of sophisticated image processing algorithms using Matlab.
• Participate in and present results at design review meetings related to new Electro-Optical modules.
• Keep up-to-date knowledge of Electro-Optical industry trends and new technologies that may be relevant to Wescam’s business.

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Eligible for a US government security clearance.

• Strong knowledge of basic optics principles:
  • Laser Systems
  • Geometrical Optics, Imaging, Lens Design
  • Radiometry
  • Electro‑magnetic waves propagation
  • Thin‑film optical coatings
  • Familiarity with various image sensor technologies (CCD, CMOS, Thermal Imagers, etc)
  • Strong analytical and mathematical skills, proficient with Matlab or a similar language
  • Proficient in optics and electronics lab environments
  • Understanding of analog and digital video concepts:
  • Color science
  • NTSC & PAL standards
  • Digital video standards
  • Resolution and sensitivity measurements (MRTD, MRC, NETD, MTF, etc)
  • Familiar with a wide range of engineering fields (mainly Mechanical, Electrical & Software)
  • Proficient with Optical Design software (CodeV or Zemax)
  • Knowledge of range performance modelling tools (Modtran, NVTherm,…