Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer

Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer

As an Astranis Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer you will own the complete lifecycle of various opto-mechanical systems on our spacecraft. Whether it is incremental improvements or the introduction of a new system, you will work together with the various other teams at Astranis to make them a reality. 
 
In addition to being a significant individual on your own, you will mentor and train junior opt-mechanical engineers on such projects. You must have a strong problem-solving background, hands-on testing skills, and preferably some experience with spacecraft and/or aerospace engineering.

Role

• Develop new opto-mechanical products from concept and detailed design through engineering drawings, vendor selection, evaluation, prototype builds and production
• Design and integrate free-space optical assemblies, miniature optics, optical mounts and precision alignment mechanisms
• Perform detailed tolerance analyses and tolerance stack-ups for optical and mechanical assemblies
• Integrate mechanical, optical and electrical components into complex optoelectronic systems
• Lead mechanical and opto-mechanical design reviews
• Work closely with optical, electrical, manufacturing and other cross-functional engineering teams
• Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S in mechanical, aerospace engineering or equivalent
• 5+ years of opto-mechanical design experience, combining precision mechanical design with optical system integration
• Experience in detailed design, development and validation of mechanical assemblies from prototype through manufacturing
• Experience designing mechanical mounts, interfaces and assemblies for optical components such as lenses, mirrors, lasers/light sources, detectors, fibers or similar optical components
• Experience with precision optical alignment, including active and/or passive alignment; micron or sub-micron alignment experience is highly desirable
• Experience with free-space optics and miniature optical assemblies
• Experience working with suppliers and/or contract manufacturers
• A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment with hands-on design and development
• A motivated leader who has experience mentoring and supporting junior engineers
• Understanding of how mechanical tolerances, thermal effects, vibration and assembly variation can affect optical performance and alignment
• Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria

Bonus 

• Experience running a development program while delegating to a small team 
• Experience in synthesizing requirements and flowing them down to sub-scale verification builds and testing
• Knowledge of geometric optics and semiconductor packaging/assembly
• Experience designing prototype or production equipment for optoelectronic manufacturing
• Experience managing a team of engineers