Optic​/Optics​/Optical Engineers​/Scientist

Must be an expert or strong with stray light or rotary joints, either skill mentioned in your resume, if not, do not bother, 7 years industry exp, not school

Those willing to work in, reside in, near Rochester NY, Santa Clara California or Blacksburg Virginia may be considered 1st. Those with an existing/active DoD Security Clearance and matching skills may/will be considered 1st

We do not expect any 1 person to have all the skills below and we may be willing to hire 2/3 or more people for our ongoing DoD needs, US Citizens only

Defense industry experience is required, willing to design weapons & counter measures

We are looking for highly talented, motivated, and versatile engineers that can create the next generation of optical solutions.

If fully qualified please call my land line,  until 8PM ET 7 days a week after you email a word doc resume to me-

I will get you an interview

Pleas enter my # into your phone screening system

GRAZIE

Joe

Please do not respond if you are not qualified, if you do not have paid industry experience in the USA, no where else, not 1/2 way around the world.

Unqualified responses will be blocked from our future jobs as we spend to much time trying to be nice, like ICA

Would you please read as much of the posting below as possible

We/I will work with you 1 on 1 my self

PLEASE CLEAR MY # ON YOUR VOICE MAIL SCREENING, I DO NOT LEAVE MESSAGES, WE WANT STELLAR PEOPLE, ON YOUR TOES, CLEAR MY # PLEASE,

Qualifications:

• 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.

• years of relevant experience in optical stray light analysis tools such as FRED

-Lead Optical Engineer to support the design, analysis, and development of advanced optical and electro-optical systems for aerospace and defense applications.

-stray light analysis and control methods, with primary responsibilities in optical system modeling, performance analysis, and non-sequential evaluation to ensure mission-critical system performance in challenging operational environments.

-support active and passive imaging payloads where stray light suppression, radiometric accuracy, and optical performance directly influence mission success.

-strong background in optical system engineering and experience with complex imaging or sensing systems across design, test, and verification.

-will work closely with cross-functional teams including optical, mechanical, electrical, systems, software, and manufacturing engineering to support programs from concept through integration and test.

-help mature payload architectures, evaluate optical trades, and quantify how stray light, throughput,
-background sources, and image chain behavior affect end-to-end system performance in operational space environments.

-someone who combines strong technical knowledge and hardware experience, is comfortable leading complex technical work, and can communicate effectively with internal teams, leadership, suppliers, and customers.

-experience identifying stray light sources, developing mitigation strategies, and assessing their impact on overall optical system performance.

-Familiarity with stray light analysis tools such as FRED is highly desirable.

-Lead or support optical engineering activities for advanced imaging, sensing, and electro-optical systems.

• Lead development of non-sequential stray light and radiometric models for active and passive imaging systems, including assessment of scattering, ghosting, and optical throughput for space-based payloads.

• Support system performance analysis and verification of key optical requirements such as wavefront error, line of sight,…