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Optical Systems Engineer
Job Code: AO7196
Location: Campbell, CA
C O M P A N Y
AOptix Technologies is a growing 50 employee start up located in Campbell, CA with top tier venture capital backing. Our technology is absolutely cutting edge. Our Free Space Optics/Lasercom product generates revenue, and our Iris Recognition scanning system is scheduled to go into production next year.
D E S C R I P T I O N
SUMMARY OF JOB FUNCTION:
The Systems Engineer for Optical Communications will drive system definition and lead the integration effort for the AOptix Free Space Optical Communications product line as applied to various mobile platforms. The potential candidate must be a hands-on dedicated, articulate, energetic, and results oriented team player with positive attitude and excellent people skills.
The individual should have demonstrated leadership skills with a thorough understanding of hands on systems engineering and have prior experience delivering solutions from concept through development.
The systems engineer will be responsible for developing system level technical requirements based on system performance and link budget modeling and ensuring that the integrated system meets these requirements. The systems engineer will devise and orchestrate system and subsystem testing and data analysis to verify performance before and after delivery to the customer. The system engineer will provide the technical interface to program customers, representing engineering in product definition, performing design trade-offs, and defining the verification of system-level performance and testing. The individual will be a key technical point of contact with the customer, and will be responsible for ensuring that the product performance meets program requirements. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead the definition of system architecture and functionality for operation in designated environments (including air and ground operation), maintaining optical communications power link budgets, link acquisition performance models, design and implement lab based experiments to verify models Understand and direct technical trade-offs and recommend architecture/design direction Track and verify that the system level design requirements are met Write formal system design requirements specifications document, perform analysis/allocations to lower level subsystems to meet system objectives, and define internal and external physical interfaces to the product Lead technical discussions on design trade offs and be the focal point for the technical activities of the optical, electrical, mechanical and software engineering groups Develop and present technical presentations to executive management and customers on product architecture and design trade off decisions Lead system level and component level problem solving activities and support the engineering team through hands on problem solving during integration and test activities Participate in initial trials and customer demonstrations, and supply timely data analysis to support interim results and final reports
R E Q U I R E M E N T S
- QUALIFICATIONS-KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS-EXPERIENCE:
B.S. in engineering or natural science, a M.S or Ph.D is a plus,
6+ years of experience as a Systems Engineer working with optical or laser based technology and good understanding of an optical communication link,
Strong leadership skills and prior experience with delivering a product from concept through product development to manufacturing,
Prior experience in writing system requirements specifications documents and flow down analysis of these requirements.
Industrial experience with products requiring a thorough understanding of multiple disciplines including electrical, mechanical, optical and software engineering,
Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills,
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: (e.g. Shift-working)
·The work will require the ability to work with engineers to carry out field experiments to gather real world performance data. Field trials will require travel to the trial location.
Contact:
Scott Hemenway
shemenway@aoptix.com
Handled By:
Scott Hemenway
AOptix Technologies
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