General Dynamics · 1 month ago
Senior Advanced Electro-Optic Design Engineer
USA-MD-Annapolis Junction
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. As a Senior Advanced Electro-Optic Design Engineer, you’ll design and develop systems based on advanced optical technologies and collaborate with various teams to ensure optimal system performance.
AerospaceNational SecurityPublic Transportation
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, develop, build and test systems and products based on optic, photonic and laser technologies
Interacting with device, hardware and software design teams to assist in the overall development of optical systems
Specifying, selecting and qualifying active and passive optical components
Developing and benchmarking system performance models
Developing and implementing test procedures
Evaluating and selecting appropriate test instrumentation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field
8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience
Ability to obtain a Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance at time of hire
U.S. citizenship
Proven track record of electrical and optical design experience
Solid experience in the use of optical and electrical engineering concepts, principles, and theories
Strong knowledge of telecommunication applications and electrical engineering design tools
Ability to recognize and clearly report information relevant to sound electro-optical engineering design
Experience with optical and RF test and measurement equipment and laboratory tools
Familiarity with one or more of the following: MATLAB, Lumerical, Zemax, VPI, Python, C/C++, LabView
Preferred
Ability to think creatively and multi-task
Ability to frequently contribute to the development of new optical theories and methods
Outstanding communication skills
Leadership and mentoring skills and experience
Benefits
Highly competitive benefits
Flexible work environment
Company
General Dynamics
General Dynamics is a defense industry contractor for shipbuilding, marine, combat and defense systems and, munitions.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$84.9M2010-09-10Grant· $30M
2009-12-30Grant· $33.6M
2009-08-05Grant· $21.3M
Leadership Team
Lauren Bradshaw, SHRM-CP
Global Mobility Business Partner/ EAP
Matthew Brandon, MSHR
Manager, Sr HR Business Partner
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