Senior Optics Engineer

Job overview

The Senior Optics Engineer role is onsite at Space Kinetic’s headquarters in El Segundo, CA, with a pay range of $150,000–$190,000 per year. Space Kinetic is developing a space-operations architecture intended to reduce reliance on consumable fuel and support many deployable payloads per satellite. The engineer owns optical and optomechanical systems from requirements and architecture through design, integration, qualification, and production. The work brings spacecraft and payload hardware to flight readiness through optical analysis, alignment, testing, failure investigation, and collaboration across engineering and supplier teams.

What you'll do

• Own optical and optomechanical systems from requirements through production
• design and analyze optical systems
• develop optical prescriptions, performance models, error budgets, tolerance analyses, and trade studies
• design and integrate precision optical hardware
• develop alignment, calibration, metrology, and automated test methods
• plan and execute environmental qualification
• analyze test data and lead anomaly investigations
• partner with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior optics engineer

optics

optomechanical systems

spacecraft

payload technology

el segundo ca

space kinetic

optical testing

zemax

$150k–$190k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Equity-based compensation, 401(k) with 3.5% company match, PTO, paid holidays and winter break, medical, dental, and vision insurance, and performance-based bonus opportunities.

Why this role

Domestic travel may be required up to approximately 20% of the year. Applicants must meet U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements stated in the posting. Benefits include equity-based compensation, 401(k) with 3.5% company match, PTO, holidays and winter break, insurance, and performance-based bonus opportunities.

About the employer

Space Kinetic is hiring for this role. Industry: Space Research and Technology. Sector: 92.