Description
Do you want to explore a career in optical system analysis and development? Are you passionate about helping shape the technology of tomorrow through cutting edge research and development projects? Are you looking for a job that allows you to do both software-based data analysis as well as hands on laboratory experimentation?
If you are graduating with a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline and want to apply your expertise to optics and photonics research applications, we'd love to have you join our team!
As a member of the Optics and Photonics Group...
- Your primary responsibility will be to support projects as an individual technical contributor. Examples of this include using software tools to develop modeling and simulation capabilities, setting up experiments and collecting data in various optical laboratories, and performing data analysis.
- You will collaborate on multi-disciplinary teams to solve complex problems for our sponsors.
- You will make an impact by detailing work into formal and informal technical reports including presentations, conference proceedings, and journal articles.
Qualifications
You will meet our qualifications for the job if you...
- Have a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Are interested in exploring a career in one or more of the following areas: Optical Imaging Systems, Optical System Design, Optical System Analysis and Test, or Prototyping of Advanced Optical Systems
- Have excellent written and oral communication skills and an ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
- Are willing and able to work on site at APL and travel occasionally in support of meetings, workshops and reviews with government sponsors, contractors, vendors, and field tests.
- Are able to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a Top Secret/SCI level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.
Minimum Rate
$85,000 Annually
Maximum Rate
$165,000 Annually
