Optical Engineer (starfall)
SpaceX- Location
- Hawthorne, California
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Type
- full time
- Listed
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[ About this role ]
SpaceX is seeking an Optical Engineer for their Starfall program in Hawthorne, California. This role involves designing, validating, and operating free-space optical systems for navigation sensors, including visible cameras and infrared sensing. Responsibilities include leading optical architecture definition, driving trades across various engineering disciplines, and designing next-generation sensor hardware for high-rate manufacturing.
Skills and focus areas
- optics
- photonics
- optical system design
- validation
- operation
- visible camera systems
- infrared (ir) sensing
- detector design
- precision mechanisms
- mechanical enclosures
- circuit design
- fixture design
Summary written by Ramai from the original posting. Full details and requirements are on SpaceX’s careers page.
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