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Job Title: Senior Specialist, Optical Engineer – TS/SCI Clearance

Job Code: 12389

Job Location : Chantilly, VA

Job Description :

Due to substantial growth in our business L3Harris has an immediate need for an Optical Engineer! We are seeking an intermediate professional with practical knowledge of the photonics area. This key role will provide technical insight for our existing technologies and develop new technologies to capture and lead new programs with our military, government, and commercial customers.

Essential Functions:

• Principal Investigator for Internal Research Program

• Lead the development of internal metrology capability

• Provide support and oversight to similar product line programs

  Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s Degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering with Optics Focus, Physics or related field and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

• Active TS/SCI clearance

• 4+ years hands-on experience with photonic instruments and test equipment

• 4+ years experience in test suite automation and data acquisition techniques to include use of software packages such as MATLAB, LabVIEW, C++ and Python

• 3+ years modeling and or designing photonics systems

• 1+ years experience developing instrument calibration techniques and procedures

• Familiarity with ISO 17025, IEC 61300 and related specifications

• 1+ years experience leading a product development or research team

  Preferred Additional Skills:

• Digital Lightwave Communications: Physical layer systems, components (EDFA, Modulators, SFPs, Switches, etc.) and modules for optical communication systems

• Coherent RF Photonics: Transport and processing of analog signals (radar, wireless communications, etc.) on optical systems

• Photonic Integrated Circuits: Improving Size Weight and Power (SWaP) for photonics systems utilizing photonic integrated circuits

• Optical multi-input multi-output (MIMO) digital signal processing (DSP): Improving optical system throughput and bit error rate (BER) using post processing techniques

• Photonic Modeling: Ability to model photonic systems using one or more of the following software packages: MATLAB, OptSim, BeamProp, Zemax, HFSS

• Experience with product development for government contracts.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.