Electro-Optical Systems Engineer

Description

Acara Solutions has been providing our staffing services to advanced manufacturing firms national for 65+ years. Our Santa Barbara, CA manufacturer client is looking for an Electro-Optical Systems Engineer to join their organization onsite. The salary range is $130K - $150K. They also have a Sr. engineer at a higher salary. These are onsite positions.

The Electro-Optical Systems Engineer's primary responsibility will be to design, integrate and characterize electro-optical test systems in support of company market segments (Infrared Scene Projectors, Standard Commercial Products, and Integrated Electro-Optical Test Systems).

Job Requirements

Required Skills / Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics or similar technical degree

Min 5 years of systems engineering experience, including within electro-optics and/or infrared systems.

- Large lens experience is required (e.g., telescope lenses) along with experience running an optical testing lab.

**A Master's degree can substitute some years of experience.

**This systems experience should include: Aspects of systems engineering including trade studies, requirements flowdown, failure analysis, product life cycle support, documentation (e.g., test plans, test procedures, and reports), and process improvement

** Excellent trouble-shooting capability and analytical skills

** Ability to communicate system requirements, testing needs, debug information, and design concepts with other engineering disciplines.

** Willingness to communicate with vendors and customer teams and demonstrate system performance through leading (Sr. Systems Engineer) or supporting (Systems Engineer) factory and site acceptance testing.

Min 1 year of electrical and optical lab tool measurement experience, e.g., multimeters, oscilloscopes, microscopes, cameras, etc.

Min 5 years of experience w/ MS Office, including Excel and PowerPoint

Some travel expected from 5% to 15% possible.

This is an ITAR facility, U.S. persons required.

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. The Aleron companies welcome and encourage applications from diverse candidates, including people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for applicants taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.