Senior Mechanical Engineer: Opto Mechanical Engineer - SES Government Solutions : Job Details

DRS Daylight Solutions business provides industry-changing photonic engine technology for government and commercial markets, including defense and security, quantum information sciences, life sciences, and industrial process control. As a laser technology pioneer, Daylight Solutions has delivered more mid-IR systems to more applications world-wide than any other company. Daylight laser solutions span the full spectrum from UV to visible to NIR to mid-IR.

At DRS Daylight Solutions, you will be eligible for competitive pay, great benefits, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k match, 9/80 work schedule, and Tuition Assistance. Our Daylight family-oriented culture allows you to receive hands-on training, professional development, career advancement and exposure to the latest and greatest technology, where our motto is To protect with Light . Come join the family!

The Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer at Daylight will be responsible for supporting the design and analysis of laser and photonic products. They should have a strong understanding of robust opto-mechanical design practices including precision mechanism, kinematics, lasers, and thermal control. They will support the design, analysis, documentation, and testing of optical/laser products, systems and/or subsystems. Working with a multi-disciplinary design team, they will execute on optical mechanical modeling, prototyping, calculations, FEA, and testing. The successful candidate would be able to compile/review data and perform both optical and mechanical analyses (hand calculations, FEA, STOP) to make design decisions and implement them in CAD/documentation. Along with design, they will conduct formal reviews, support failure analyses, and proposals. They should additionally be able to work independently, be flexible, and be receptive to ideas and feedback.

• Design, develop, analyze, document and support testing of robust, precision opto-mechanical assemblies
• Perform thermal, structural, and vibration modeling of complex opto-mechanical assemblies
• Uses computer-aided engineering or other design/analysis software in the performance of assignments. Ability to work independently, regular reporting of progress and status.
• Design of flexures for precision motion of optical elements
• Design of kinematic optic mounts, both large (>6 ) and small (