Electro-Optical Engineer

Job Name: Electro-Optical Engineer
Location: Greenbelt, MD. This role requires a regular onsite presence at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) for hardware activities.
Remote Work:  Occasional remote work is possible at the discretion of the Technical Lead.
Required Clearance: TS/SCI with CI Polygraph 
Position Type: Immediately Available 

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform hands-on assembly, integration, and alignment of complex prototype and commercial optical hardware.
• Conduct comprehensive characterization of optical systems using interferometry, imaging, and spectral analysis.
• Review/evaluate proposed optical designs to meet mission design and systems requirements.
• Develop custom analysis pipelines for automated data collection, calibration, and processing.
• Integrate and control a variety of laboratory hardware and electromechanical components.
• Translate high-level mission requirements into actionable laboratory test plans.
• Apply experience with flight-project standards to ensure data integrity, hardware safety, and mission success.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot complex electromechanical and optical interfaces.
• Support the technical team meetings, design reviews, in-house and out-of-house proposals included but not limited to various systems designs, systems standard interface and requirements, and standard of assembly, integration, test, and verification approach.
• Support system and subsystem integration and testing, including development and execution of Ground Readiness Tests, requirement
• verification prior to performing End-To-End tests with on-orbit missions and assisting with optical alignment, integration, and test.
• Provide calibration support as needed.
• Review vendor’s specs, methodologies, and fabrication plans.
• Assist in planning, preparations, and execution of the Project milestones and major reviews including preparing for and conducting Engineering Peer Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews.
• Work with other engineers, technicians, manufacturing, and quality engineers in a team environment.
• Write test procedures, plans & reports as necessary.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5 to eight 8 years of experience in optical engineering, with a strong emphasis on hands-on laboratory work.
• Knowledge in optical design/modeling using Zemax or Code V for Aerospace applications with experience in design of optical assemblies.
• Comfortable working in a cross-disciplinary environment to develop and implement new designs or help trouble-shoot existing ones.
• Capable of receiving guidance for working all phases of optical subsystems from the conceptual design layout, package prototyping, fixture/tooling design, development of mechanical attachment methods/tools for optimal optical alignment.
• Strong knowledge of optics fabrication and testing methods.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and energetic environment.
• Bachelor's in Optical Engineering or equivalent experience 
• Preferred: History of working with spacecraft at NASA Goddard Space Flight center, or another NASA center.
• Preferred: Deep understanding of GSFC/NASA flight hardware standards and cleanroom protocols.
• Preferred: Ability to automate complex test equipment using Python-based hardware APIs or LabVIEW.

Chopine Analytic Solutions is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, any other non-merit factor, or any other characteristic protected by law.