II-VI Aerospace & Defense · 1 week ago
Senior Principal Laser Engineer
Warren, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$134K/yr - $234K/yr
9+ years expII-VI Aerospace & Defense is a high technology company specializing in lasers and engineered materials. They are seeking a Senior Principal Laser Engineer to lead the development of lasers for military applications, providing engineering leadership and supporting new business development efforts.
AerospaceAppsManufacturingSpace Travel
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen OnlyHiring Manager
Scott Brewer
Responsibilities
Chief Laser Engineer – provide optical engineering leadership for internally and externally funded development efforts, with a primary focus on the development of advanced diode-pumped solid-state laser development for military applications
New business development – support new business development efforts by interfacing with potential customers, partnering with new business development team, and selling team’s capabilities
Customer interface – partner with program management and serve as the company’s lead customer-facing diode-pumped solid-state laser expert
Qualification
Required
M.S. or Ph.D. in optics, applied physics, physics or electrical engineering
Requires a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience with a Master's degree or 9 years of experience with a Ph.D. or equivalent combination of education and work experience
Must have successfully developed complex laser systems and have broad and deep experience in solid-state laser design
Must be intimately familiar with the physics of rare-earth-doped lasers and amplifiers from the NIR to the SWIR, bulk-optic cavity design and their components and with the effects limiting laser performance
Must have extensive experience modeling solid-state lasers and amplifiers (e.g. gain shapes, noise figure, cavity designs, stability, dynamics)
Must have experience working with potential customers, development program proposals
Must have experience serving as the primary technical representative on laser development programs
Must have experience constructing and tracking progress against detailed development plans
Must be a self-starter, able to multi-task, work independently under consultative direction and collaboratively in a matrix managed organization
Must have experience leading a group, delegating objectives and tasks to others to achieve goals
Must be able to work on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations and data requires evaluation of intangibles
Must have excellent written and oral communication skills
Must be a U.S. citizen and able to apply for a security clearance
Preferred
Experience designing complex laser systems for military or space applications is strongly preferred
Experience with phased-gated developments and design for volume manufacturing is preferred
Experience in Intellectual Property matters is desirable
Experience with laser technology transfer, development of assembly instructions and low-rate initial production is desirable
Company
II-VI Aerospace & Defense
II-VI Aerospace & Defense provides optical assemblies.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Sheila Campbell
Sr. Human Resources Business Partner
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