Electro-Optics Research Engineer

Radial R&D is seeking an Electro-Optics Research Engineer to provide on-site support for research activities located on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

A bachelor's degree or higher in optics, physics, electrical engineering, or related field is required.

Candidates with experience in the following areas will be preferred:

• Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode (GmAPD) and linear-mode avalanche photodiode (LmAPD) detectors, photon-sensitive readout integrated circuits (ROIC), focal plane arrays (FPA), liquid crystals, Risley prisms, and fast steering mirrors (FSM)
• Ladar/lidar radiometry, optical link budgets, point clouds, signal/image processing, algorithm development, synthetic aperture and/or aperture synthesis
• Experiment setup, collecting and analyzing ladar/lidar and optics data, developing software for complex architectures including physics-based ladar/lidar and rendering
• Ansys Zemax and related optics software
• MATLAB, Python, C, C++, and Git

Positions at senior, mid-level, and entry-level are available. Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

ON-SITE ONLY.

U.S. CITIZENS ONLY.

Radial R&D is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

About: Radial R&D is a research and development firm specializing in C4ISR technologies for defense applications. Three-quarters of our technical staff have advanced degrees in engineering or mathematics and work together to advance the state-of-the-art in synthetic aperture lidar (SAL), direct-detect lidar, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), air/ground moving target indication (A/GMTI) radar, digital communications, radio navigation, signals intelligence (SIGINT), electronic warfare (EW), and other technologies.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you a citizen of the United States?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Fairborn, OH 45324 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Fairborn, OH 45324: Relocate with an employer provided relocation package (Preferred)

Work Location: In person