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Mid-Level Optical Engineer- job post Amentum
Hardware / Network Engineer
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Amentum
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Are you looking for an exciting, innovative company with over 100 years of excellence and commitment to ethical business? Amentum is a trusted partner to United States government agencies, allied governments, and corporations worldwide supporting critical programs across a broad range of domains. We are currently looking for a Mid-Level Optical Engineer to support the design, integration, and testing of advanced electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) systems across maritime, airborne, and expeditionary platforms. This position offers hands-on experience working with cutting-edge imaging technologies, sensor payloads and embedded electronics in dynamic, mission-driven environments, while contributing to the development and sustainment of complex sensing systems used in challenging operational conditions.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Design, develop, and optimize advanced sensor and imaging systems, include EO/IR and FPA based technologies, from concept through validation.
Own subsystem performance, including modelling, analysis and verification against system requirements.
Lead integration and debugging of complex, multi-domain systems including sensors, FPGA, RF, optics, etc. identifying root causes and driving resolution.
Lead and contribute to design reviews.
Develop and execute test plans, analyze data, and iterate designs based on performance gaps.
Perform trade studies across sensor architectures, components and processing approaches to identify risk and opportunity in performance, cost and schedule.
Drive hardware design, bring-up, lab characterization and field testing, including instrumentation and data collection strategy.
Interface directly with cross-functional teams to resolve design, integration, and performance issues.
Generate high-quality technical outputs including design documentation, test reports, performance assessments, etc. that are suitable for program level reviews.
Own component selection and design decisions across sensing, electronics, and optical subsystems.
Apply working knowledge of FPA performance, signal processing, RF and communication interfaces where applicable.
Support integration, testing, and performance evaluation of sensor systems on deployed platforms, including unmanned aerial systems (UAS), with focus on payload performance and constraints.
Contribute to development and assessment of sensor capabilities for UAS and C-UAS applications, including detection, tracking and identification performance.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Optical, Photonics, Physics, Electrical, or similar) with 3-6 years of experience or Master’s Degree with 0-3 years of experience.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance (interim clearance is required to start). Please note, US Citizenship is required to obtain a secret clearance.
Experience with sensor systems and FPA technologies, including calibration and performance characterization and optimization.
Proven ability to independently execute engineering work from requirements through test and validation.
Are you looking for an exciting, innovative company with over 100 years of excellence and commitment to ethical business? Amentum is a trusted partner to United States government agencies, allied governments, and corporations worldwide supporting critical programs across a broad range of domains. We are currently looking for a Mid-Level Optical Engineer to support the design, integration, and testing of advanced electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) systems across maritime, airborne, and expeditionary platforms. This position offers hands-on experience working with cutting-edge imaging technologies, sensor payloads and embedded electronics in dynamic, mission-driven environments, while contributing to the development and sustainment of complex sensing systems used in challenging operational conditions.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Design, develop, and optimize advanced sensor and imaging systems, include EO/IR and FPA based technologies, from concept through validation.
Own subsystem performance, including modelling, analysis and verification against system requirements.
Lead integration and debugging of complex, multi-domain systems including sensors, FPGA, RF, optics, etc. identifying root causes and driving resolution.
Lead and contribute to design reviews.
Develop and execute test plans, analyze data, and iterate designs based on performance gaps.
Perform trade studies across sensor architectures, components and processing approaches to identify risk and opportunity in performance, cost and schedule.
Drive hardware design, bring-up, lab characterization and field testing, including instrumentation and data collection strategy.
Interface directly with cross-functional teams to resolve design, integration, and performance issues.
Generate high-quality technical outputs including design documentation, test reports, performance assessments, etc. that are suitable for program level reviews.
Own component selection and design decisions across sensing, electronics, and optical subsystems.
Apply working knowledge of FPA performance, signal processing, RF and communication interfaces where applicable.
Support integration, testing, and performance evaluation of sensor systems on deployed platforms, including unmanned aerial systems (UAS), with focus on payload performance and constraints.
Contribute to development and assessment of sensor capabilities for UAS and C-UAS applications, including detection, tracking and identification performance.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Optical, Photonics, Physics, Electrical, or similar) with 3-6 years of experience or Master’s Degree with 0-3 years of experience.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance (interim clearance is required to start). Please note, US Citizenship is required to obtain a secret clearance.
Experience with sensor systems and FPA technologies, including calibration and performance characterization and optimization.
Proven ability to independently execute engineering work from requirements through test and validation.
