Lead Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer

General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world's leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.

We are hiring a Senior Level Opto-Mechanical Engineer to join our team in Acton, MA to provide design and leadership relating to the development and production of advanced spaceborne electro-optical sensor payloads.

This individual will assist in developing cutting-edge, high-performance space-based opto-mechanical hardware designs. The primary role for this position entails driving both lower level detailed opto-mechanical and higher system level packaging design activity in a combined engineering and program/customer facing role.

This opportunity affords the chance to operate as part of a highly skilled, collaborative and supportive project team that produces best in class, rigorously engineered, high-performance space based optical sensor payloads.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a clear dedication to taking ownership of his or her work, a drive to understand and complete tasking and be absolutely committed to making the team and project succeed.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage, guide and track mechanical design team activities, including design and drafting, thermal and structural analysis.
• Operate in a program facing role reporting on progress against schedule and resource needs.
• Coordinate with other engineering (systems, optical, electrical) and manufacturing disciplines to facilitate information flow that is required to drive product design and build activities.
• Interact with configuration management, quality assurance and purchasing disciplines to maintain documentation products and drive material procurement.
• Track and understand design requirements and apply sound engineering principles and oversight to meet project requirements.
• Generate and present design review packages for internal and external audiences.
• Support customer and supplier interactions as required.
• Occasional travel may be required.
• Develop creative conceptual designs for new products and proposal efforts.
• Help plan and support the environmental testing of hardware including vibration, shock, thermal and others as required.
• Perform root cause assessments on hardware failures. Identify solutions and perform analysis as required to verify validity of proposed solutions.
• Able to work on multiple assignments and with multiple teams simultaneously.
• Other duties as assigned

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

Job Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; twelve or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, ten or more years of experience with a masters degree, or seven or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education
• Ability to perform basic mechanical analyses including static and dynamic structural and thermal.
• Ability to support design and development of hardware to ensure requirements compliance.
• Strong mechanical aptitude, excelling in problem solving and troubleshooting.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings and perform tolerance assessments.
• Strong communication, people and organizational skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance is required

Preferred Skills and Credentials:

• Opto-mechanical and electro-optic hardware design experience is highly desirable.
• Finite element modeling skills including thermal, structural, and transient shock.
• Design for extreme shock, vibration, and thermal environments.
• SolidWorks 3D CAD Modeling
• Secret and/or SCI DoD security clearance