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L3Harris Technologies · 15 hours ago

Senior Associate, Engineering Services

Chantilly, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

2+ years exp

L3Harris Technologies is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. The company is seeking a Photonics Engineering Specialist to support customers by building, integrating, and testing photonic components while providing essential engineering support in a precision lab environment.

CommercialInformation TechnologyNational Security

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform fabrication, assembly, integration, test, or inspection processes in accordance with detailed work instructions and drawings, such as:

Optical Fiber Splicing and Recoating

Fabrication, assembly, and inspection of photonic circuits

Mechanical Builds and Assemblies

Metal Soldering

Microscopy and Profilometry

Communicate regularly with management to ensure team is meeting expectations for cost, schedule, and quality

Ensure preventative maintenance is performed regularly in accordance with documentation and provide support and content towards future document revisions

Maintain and operate wire bonding, photomasking, epoxy application, and other systems commonly used for optical device fabrication

Maintain high standard for cleanliness, workspace organization, and reliability

Develop and implement engineering solutions to support production and R&D efforts

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members

Qualification

Photonics EngineeringOptical Fiber SplicingEO Equipment OperationOptical MicroscopyMechanical BuildsTechnical GuidanceWorkspace Organization

Required

Requires a Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience, or Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience

Experience operating electrical, electro-optical, or photonic equipment or instrumentation

US Citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance with Poly

Preferred

Experience with optical fiber handling, components, terminations, and measurements

Experience operating EO equipment (e.g. OSA, Power Meter, OBRs, BeamScan, MFD (Spiricon), Oscilloscopes, multi wavelength laser sources, etc.) and utilizing recipes across different devices/programs

Experience with machining parts using standard tooling and shop equipment along with a basic understanding of shop math – e.g. ratios, graphs, algebra, and geometry

Experience with alignment, testing, and inspection of precision optical systems

Experience with optical microscopy and metrology