Senior Optical Systems Engineer

As a Senior Optical Systems Engineer, you will own the design and development of the optical head / beam director for our spacecraft laser communication terminal. Your core responsibility will be to create the telescope and pointing optics that put photons on target and collect them with diffraction-limited fidelity, even under the thermal and mechanical stresses of geostationary orbit. You will work closely with pointing control, photonics, thermal, and structures teams to ensure the optical subsystem meets its performance goals. This role offers significant autonomy – you will serve as the subject matter expert for space optical systems, driving the optical architecture from concept through prototyping, test, and flight.

This is a full-time, on-site position with substantial opportunity to grow into a technical lead as the FSO team expands.