Optics Mechanical Engineer (Spacecraft)

Aleron
United States, California, Santa Barbara
Nov 23, 2024
Description Acara Solutions started in the 1950's providing engineering staffing services, now we are one of the larger engineering staffing organizations in North America. We are helping our Santa Barbara Electro-Optical defense contractor find a Electro-Optics Mechanical Engineer to join their organization as a salaried direct employee. Salary range is $160K - $175K. The Electro-Optics Mechanical Engineer's primary responsibility will be to research, design, develop and test mechanical designs of infrared test equipment. The Electro-Optics Mechanical Engineer will be involved with product design including concepts, design reviews, documentation release and integration. The Electro-Optics Mechanical Engineer will collaborate with other engineering disciples to design mechanisms, precision optical mounts and product packaging. The Electro-Optics Mechanical Engineer will create new designs and perform related design modifications, malfunction and failure investigations and evaluations, technical report preparation and similar ancillary duties. Design of systems that contain critical optics & motorized stages Perform FEA analysis for thermal, strength and vibration Coordinate design requirements and design concepts with System Engineers Collaborate with other engineering groups as part of design development and design trade-off studies Support designs during procurement, integration and build Participate in design reviews with internal and external customers Generate engineering documentation and release though ECO process Provide peer-check function of other engineer's designs Job Requirements Required Skills / Qualifications: BSME or equivalent Min 5 years of experience in electro-optical mechanical design that includes working with ray traces, designs with kinematic mounts and mirror mounts. Min 3 years of experience with Solidworks design (CREO, NX, Catia acceptable) and FEA tools - This position requires the ability to read, interpret and generate design documentation including schematics, test procedures, parts lists, design descriptions and data records. This is an ITAR facility - U.S. Persons required. Preferred Skills / Qualifications: MSME Cryogenic and vacuum applications (e.g. satellites) Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. The Aleron companies welcome and encourage applications from diverse candidates, including people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for applicants taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status. Apply