Education and Experience:
The successful candidate will likely have:
1.Experience designing opto-mechanical modules and custom fixtures and tooling leading to successful introduction into manufacturing.
2.Expertise with MCAD and FEA software.
3.Fundamental optics knowledge: geometric optics, ray tracing, wavefront prorogation, polarization, fabrication tolerances, environmental effects.
4.Opto-Mechanical design principles: kinematic design, flexures, athermalization, environmental effects.
5.Materials selection and fabrication.
6.Tolerance analysis, GD&T, error budgeting, flow up and flow down of requirements.
7.Structural analysis: finite element analysis, stress in optics, creep and stress relaxation, modal analysis.
8.Thermal analysis: heat transfer, temperature gradients, thermal transients, thermo-elastic analysis.
9.Optical metrology equipment including lasers, interferometers, autocollimators.
10.Vendor management: component fabrication, manufacturing process transfer, qualification.
11.Operational and non-operational environmental and transportation testing including thermal, vibration, and shock.
Additional desirable skills & experience include:
1.Basic understanding of Design of Experiments
2.Experience with data acquisition & reduction using tools such as Excel, LabView, and Visual Basic.
3.Hands-On machine shop and precision measurement skills
Basic Qualification:
Doctorate (Academic)
OR
Master's Level Degree with at least 3 years of experience.
OR
Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 5 years of experience.