Amazon Senior Optical Engineer Kuiper Government Solutions Engineering 

United States, California, Los Angeles 

650971846

Key job responsibilities
- Lead optical and opto-mechanical design of ground and space based optical systems
- Lead and support the development of optical setups for assembly, integration, and test of optical systems
- Drive continuous design improvement of the payload optical systems, assembly setups,and test setups
- Lead prototype builds of the optical sub-systems
- Support transition of design and assembly processes to AI&T and manufacturing
- Facilitate training of optical and opto-mechanical technicians and support engineers.Security Clearance: This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and candidates may need to be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI.

- Masters's Degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Electronics, or related discipline, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of experience in optical systems development across full product life cycles - concept to production
- Experience defining opto-mechanical requirements and architechtures
- Experience with lasers, detectors, modulators, optical fiber and devices, testing and characterization
- Experience with optical metrology for component and system test and qualification.
- Experience with physical and geometric optics, Gaussian beam propagation and detection
- Experience building custom optical systems and test setups

- PhD Degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Electronics, or related discipline, or equivalent experience
- Expertise in imaging and non-imaging optical design using Zemax or other software
- Experience in stray light analysis using FRED or other software
- Experience in opto-mechanical design (CAD experience as well as architecture design)
- Ability to lead interdisciplinary discussions between Hardware, AI&T, Reliability, and Software/Firmware teams to define and drive scope and clarity of work, and reach optimum system level trade-offs
- Experience in automated testing and system characterization
- Ability to provide leadership and key input on new initiatives as well as on programs underway
- Ability to regularly engage with senior stake holders and influence across the organization
- Knowledge of optical and laser industries and component suppliers