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SAIC · 4 hours ago

Physicist

Huntsville, AL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

SAIC is a leading provider of systems development and deployment targeting the Intelligence Community. They are seeking a Physicist to operate and maintain a guidance, navigation, and control lab, focusing on electro-optical laboratory operations and custom instrumentation development.

Information TechnologySecurityService IndustrySoftware

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Operate and maintain an Electro-Optical laboratory to instrument, characterize, and collect data on electro-optical and infrared (IR) sensors and systems

Perform optical and opto-mechanical design and fabrication to include optical layout, assembly, and alignment on breadboards, optical benches, and in the field

Perform optical measurements of sources and sensors to maintain laboratory calibrations

Perform optical and opto-electronic measurements of sources and sensors of relevant parameters to fully describe their operation and expected response to external stimuli that might be encountered in the field of their application

Effectively communicate complex test results and their deeper meaning to colleagues and to the customer in a way that is understandable and can be utilized to support the mission at-hand

Develop custom electro-optical instrumentation and perform necessary electrical test system design, development, and assembly in support of that instrumentation

Additional responsibilities include installing custom equipment such as interface cables and measurement equipment racks and upgrading interface panels

Candidate will be required to select, procure, and integrate instrumentation to support the increased test analysis capabilities of foreign equipment in response to broad Government requirements

Qualification

Electro-Optical laboratoryOptical designFabricationInstrumentation developmentC#NI LabVIEWPythonC/C++MATLABMicroscopyInterferometrySpectroscopyRadiometryEmbedded systems developmentMechanical designElectrical instrumentationData science

Required

U.S. citizen and an active Secret security clearance is required. We cannot consider any candidates without this clearance

Candidate must be able to obtain a Top Secret (TS) security clearance with SCI and pass a counter-intelligence (CI) polygraph within 2 years of hire date

BS in scientific field (e.g., physics, applied mathematics, engineering) is required

Experience in using the following equipment and software 2-axis and 3-axis rotation table, power supplies, multimeters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, counters, signal and arbitrary waveform generators, C#, NI LabVIEW, Python, C/C++, and MATLAB

Preferred

Relevant skills and experience can include microscopy, interferometry, spectroscopy, radiometry, programming, embedded systems development, mechanical design and analysis, electrical instrumentation setup and operation, data science, and others

Knowledge and experience working safely with lasers and optics in a research setting including personal safety, common laboratory hazards and their identification, routine use of PPE, equipment safety, optical cleaning and maintenance, and routine maintenance of complex laboratory instrumentation

Experience in performing calibration procedures on test equipment and knowledge of relevant statistical parameters to ensure readiness before, during, and after testing

Experience in maintaining configuration control of lab inventory, scheduling for annual maintenance and calibrations of select specialized test equipment from the manufacturers' service representatives, interacting with vendor technical staff, and packing and shipment of delicate instrumentation

Experience in tracking maintenance records and calibration results to ensure accountability and mission readiness with no delay in responding to Government requests