Optical Engineer II

Responsibilities

• Undertake design, analysis and test to develop new star tracker products and maintain existing products
• Develop, integrate and commission test setups for star tracker production, and research & development
• Complete data collection and analysis to quantify part level and unit level performance
• Support the quality team for root cause analysis and disposition of non-conformances
• Support the production team with assembly, integration and test of star tracker products
• Support the business development team in responding to customer inquiries

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering
• 2+ years of experience in mechanical engineering or related field
• 2+ years of experience designing, developing, or testing optical systems

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in mechanical engineering or related field
• 5+ years of experience designing, developing, or testing optical systems
• Master’s degree in physics or aerospace engineering
• Experience with optical design and Zemax OpticStudio
• Familiarity with optomechanical design and sourcing/selection of optomechanical components
• Familiarity with spacecraft system design and the space environment
• Familiarity with lens manufacture and assembly
• Familiarity with stray light analysis and stray light mitigation techniques
• Experience with data analysis, visualization and interpretation using Python or Matlab
• Experience with source control technologies like GIT or SVN
• Experience with embedded microcontroller development in C

About the Company

Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering responsive launch services, complete spacecraft design and manufacturing, payloads, satellite components, and more.