Senior Optics Engineer
Space Kinetic, El Segundo, California +1
The role
A New Paradigm For Space Operations.
What you will do
What You'll Do
We are seeking a Senior Optics Engineer to own the design, integration, and qualification of optical and optomechanical systems for our spacecraft and payload technologies. This is a hands-on role for an engineer who has taken complex optical hardware from early architecture through alignment, environmental testing, and flight-ready production.
Job Responsibilities
- Own optical and optomechanical systems from requirements and architecture through detailed design, integration, qualification, and production.
- Design and analyze imaging, sensing, laser, infrared, or free-space optical systems using first-principles optical engineering.
- Develop optical prescriptions, performance models, error budgets, tolerance analyses, stray-light assessments, and system-level trade studies.