Optical Engineer - Open Rank Junior-Mid Level -EOSL-Onsite

Overview:
The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).
Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry.
GTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S.
federal government, state, and industry.
Job Purpose An Optical Engineer leverages knowledge and skills from the fields of optical sciences and optics manufacturing to research, design, model, analyze, assemble, integrate, and test complex EO-IR systems for applications in imaging, remote sensing, and telecommunications.
The optical engineer gathers system requirements and translates them into optical specifications, tolerances, and error budgets based on performance/capability objectives and system lifecycle.
Derived requirements reflect environmental and platform challenges and constraints such as temperature, vibration, shock, humidity, etc.
Performs sensitivity analysis, link budget/radiometry, pointing stability, and stray light analysis through leveraging modeling and simulation tools that also enable analysis of alternatives and trades studies activities.
Determines sources for commercial and custom optical components including:
lenses, mirrors, holographic optical elements, mounts, lasers, fiber-optics, adaptive optical elements, optical scanners, and metrology equipment.
Designs end-to-end optical layouts, optical alignment procedures, and characterization procedures in support of implementation into final systems.
Key Responsibilities Layout more complex optical designs in optical modeling software per guidance from more senior engineers.
Perform more complex experiments, calculations, and/or simulations to assess the performance of imaging systems for various sensing applications.
Conduct more complex data analysis on the results of imaging measurements and/or simulations.
Contribute to white papers and proposals.
Contribute to technical reports/presentations of project results.
Required Minimum Qualifications Experience with at least one optical design and M&S tools (e.g.
Zemax, Code V, FRED, OSLO, TracePro, DIRSIG, etc.).
Hands-on experience assembling hardware and/or performing benchtop optical system and/or component testing.
Understanding of requirements drivers for EO/IR systems and optical instruments.
Experience with generating documentation for detailing experiments and results.
Familiarity with imaging systems and radiometry.
Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret Security Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications Active Secret Clearance.
Experience working with active and passive electro-optical systems including, but not limited to LIDARs, infrared imagers, hyperspectral imagers, polarimeters.
Software development experience in Python/MATLAB/C/C++.
Experience specifying optical, opto-mechanical, laser, and/or sensor components to comply with system requirements.
Experience developing error budgets for optical performance.
Familiarity with Fourier Optics, Statistical Optics, and Computational Optics.
Experience with image and signal processing.
Experience with SolidWorks.
Experience with optomechanical tolerancing and structural, thermal, and optical performance (STOP) analysis.
Project management and task leadership experience.
Travel Requirements Less than 10% travel.
Education and Length of Experience This position vacancy is an open-rank announcement.
The final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty Extension Professional ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook.
2-13+ years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering, Optical Science, Imaging Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics or other related discipline.
0-11+ years of related experience with a Master's degree in Optical Engineering, Optical Science, Imaging Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics or other related discipline.
0-8+ years of related experience with a Ph.D.
in Optical Engineering, Optical Science, Imaging Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics or other related discipline.
U.S.
Citizenship Requirements Due to our research contracts with the U.S.
federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S.
Citizens.
Clearance Type Required Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.
Benefits at GTRI Comprehensive information on currently offered GTRI benefits, including Health & Welfare, Retirement Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Time Off, and Professional Development, can be found through this link:

/benefits.hr.gatech.edu/.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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