Draper
Senior Optical Engineer
Cambridge, MA · Senior · Full-time
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About the role
- Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA.
- The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions.
- From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide.
Responsibilities
- Interacts with device, hardware and software design teams to develop optical systems; specifying, selecting and qualifying active and passive optical components, developing and benchmarking system performance models.
- Develop and implement test procedures and/or evaluating and selecting appropriate test instrumentation.
- Provides multi-discipline support to instrumentation production by resolving technical issues associated with components, parts, products or systems.
- Applies quantitative analysis in determining root cause of highly technical problems and propose, develop and implement solutions for corrective action.
- Develops and maintain effective internal/external relationships.
- Able to provide insight and suggest design modifications based on analysis outcomes, and to apply analysis techniques across a range of technical disciplines.
- Identify program/system-level technical risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies for them.
Requirements
- Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.
- Proficiency in digital and analog electronics circuit design, high-performance, real-time embedded firmware development.
- Requires a bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
- 5-10 years experience Optical Engineering experience or related field required.
Nice to have
- Designing, analyzing, integrating components with optical devices, and demonstrating device prototypes.
- Provides recommendations for cost reduction efforts.
- Actively mentor less experienced engineers and provide thoughtful, constructive feedback.
Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Compensation
- The US base salary range for this full-time position is
- Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and does not include bonuses or benefits.
Benefits
- Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and does not include bonuses or benefits.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.
- Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.
- To request reasonable accommodation, please contact hr@draper.com.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance
This listing is sourced directly from Draper's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.