Description
SpaceX is hiring an Optical Engineer for its Starshield program to design, validate, test, and operate free-space optical systems, including laser communication terminals and imaging or star-tracking payloads for satellites. The role involves optical architecture, requirements, trade studies, environmental and reliability qualification, field testing, anomaly resolution, link budgets, manufacturing coordination, and automated test tool development. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in optical engineering, physics, or a related STEM field, at least two years of relevant hands-on optics or engineering experience, and at least one year of programming experience; preferred qualifications include Zemax, Python/Linux, laser communications, opto-mechanical design, mixed-signal hardware, precision metrology, and optical testing experience.
