Photonics Engineer
Program Overview
About The Role
This position is for a Photonics Engineer for a large, multi-year contract supporting a cutting-edge and innovative space program. The Photonic s Engineer oversees developer progress in designing, developing, and integrating complex photonic payloads into complete mission systems. This position provides Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) support to the customer’s execution of the P rogram with responsibilities that may include, but are not limited to the following:
Role Responsibilities:
- Serves as Program Office technical lead for design, development, and integration of state-of-the-art photonic payloads
- P roviding technical oversight throughout the project lifecycle to ensure developer progress is in alignment with customer mission objectives and timelines
- Translates mission requirements into detailed technical specifications
- Performs systems- and element-level trade studies to optimize performance, cost, schedule, and risk
- Provides technical and cost assessment of vendor proposals
- Reviews technical reports, design artifacts, and program plans
- Evaluates prime contractor performance at milestone reviews by analyzing compliance with technical requirements and quality of deliverables
- Offers recommendations to improve program outcomes and likelihood of mission success
- Develops advocacy and outreach briefings for DoD senior leadership
- Tracks and report progress at multiple levels of contractor and government leadership
- Creates models, simulations, and analysis tools and products to model system performance and evaluate mission effectiveness
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Must be a US Citizen
- Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
- BS or MS degree in relevant Science, Technology, or Engineering field of study
- 12+ Years of work experience in a relevant field, ideally on satellite programs (government or commercial)
- Technical expertise in physics, optics, and engineering principles, including a subset of the following:
- Experience with free-space, optical fiber, and/or integrated optical/photonic devices
- Knowledge of electromagnetic theory, basic spectroscopy, and non-linear optics
- Understanding of radiometry and light interaction with materials
- Practical experience in handling and operating photonic systems
- Analytical and problem-solving abilities to troubleshoot and optimize performance
- Experience with environmental qualification of photonic assemblies and components
- Effective communication , coordination, interpersonal, and customer engagement skills
- Ability to communicate technical topics to a diverse audience of senior decision makers with varying levels of programmatic and technical expertise
- Experience with Intelligence Community and/or DoD Program Office best practices
- Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic and team-oriented environment without supervision
Desired Qualifications:
- 16+ years of work experience in a relevant field
- Experience as a PM, PEM, acquisition leader, or CO/COTR in government or commercial programs
- Experience supporting DoD resiliency programs
SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range
Details
Target Salary Range: $135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at
Application Duration Statement: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
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