Optical Engineer / Optical Design - Early Career - ...

COVID-19 continues to significantly impact our employees, families and communities. With employee health and safety as our top priority, and as a federal contractor, Lockheed Martin is taking action to address the increased risk and uncertainty COVID-19 variants pose in the workplace and ensuring we meet our commitments to national security. To uphold safety for all employees, we will continue to request vaccination status for all Lockheed Martin employees including new hires. All current and newly hired employees are required to follow onsite safety measures based upon the COVID-19 Community Level at the specific work location.Description:Here at Lockheed Martin, we help our customers tackle their hardest missions. Those missions that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about. That''s what propels every one of our employees to push beyond the limits of engineering. It''s why we''re dedicated to partnership and collaboration. Because together, we can turn technology into the warfighters'' strongest and most reliable asset, and solve humanity''s biggest challenges. Every one of our customers'' missions, no matter how big or small, is our mission too.Lockheed Martin''s Missiles and Fire Control business area is an exciting place to work, and a rewarding place grow your career. We are looking to hire an Optical Design Engineer at our campus in Orlando, FL. -In this exciting role the Engineer will have the opportunity to perform optical design trade studies, optical material and coating selection and design, and develop an optical prescriptions for missile seekers and Fire Control Systems. -The engineer will have the opportunity to coordinate with EO/IR System engineer, mechanical engineering, structural analyst, and thermal analysts on the optical system design . -The engineer will also perform design trades and develop the optical design for the seeker or fire control system -The engineer will have the opportunity to support multiple programs through design, development, and test phases -The engineer may also provide analysis to support optical requirements flow-down and tolerance and environmental effects on optical system performance. -The engineer will have the opportunity to support stray light analysis. -The engineer will review mechanical drawings. -The engineer will have the opportunity to develop bore-sighting / alignment concepts, alignment procedures, and special test tools as necessary. -The ideal candidate will have proficiency with standard toolsets for optical design and analysis required such as Code V, Zemax, and FRED. -The engineer will have the opportunity to work on and collaborate with cross functional teams with other engineering disciplines. -The engineer will have the opportunity to attend industry conferences and to keep up-to-date on related industry best practices and technological advancements. -We offer a continuous learning environment with strong career growth and advancement opportunities. Relocation: Relocation assistance is possible for this exciting position. The Locale: Orlando is a city in the Central Florida area. This region is a great place to live and to raise a family. Central Florida offers lots of attractive residential housing options. The Greater Orlando metropolitan area is the sixth largest metro area in the southeastern United States. The climate here is warm and sunny all year long for the most part. Orlando is home to Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Florida, and SeaWorld. Orlando is also home to the second largest University in the US, the University of Central Florida (UCF). Where can you get to from Orlando? Orlando is about an hour''s drive from Cocoa Beach and the ''space coast'' to include NASA and the Kennedy Space Center. Tampa is about 1.5 hours from Orlando. West Palm Beach is about 2.5 hours to the south and Jacksonville is about 2 hours to the northeast. Atlanta, GA is 6 hours to the northwest. Here''s some additional info on Lockheed Martin MFC''s Orlando, FL Site and check out our ''MFC in Action'' video out on YouTube .Basic Qualifications:-A degree in Optical Engineering or Physics with a concentration in optical engineering from an accredited college or university with less than 2 years of professional experienceDesired Skills:-College lab experience with lens and optical system testing (interferometry, MTF, Ensquared energy, etc.) - Exposure to geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GDT) concepts and drawing standards -Proficiency with standard optical design and analysis toolsets such as Code V or Zemax, and/or FRED. - Optical design experience with infrared optical materials -Experience with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GDT) and drawing standards - Experience working in cross functional teams with opto-mechanical, electro-optical, thermal, and structural engineering - Familiarity with straylight mitigation concepts - Familiarity with radiometry, atmospheric transmission, and target signaturesBASIC QUALIFICATIONS:job.Qualifications Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They''re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about. As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin''s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers'' toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.EXPERIENCE LEVEL:4 yr and up College

Created: 2025-11-01