Mechanical Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer, Opto-Mechanics

Qualifications • Design mirror mounts, window and lens mounts, opto-mechanical assemblies, optical benches, and structural supports for deep-UV, high-energy laser beam transport and diagnostics.

• Develop requirements with optical, controls, and systems engineers; run trade studies and document design decisions. • Analyze designs with hand calculations and FEA (static, modal, thermal) to understand how mount stress, thermal gradients, gravity, and vibration affect optical surface figure and alignment. • Produce detailed models in NX, GD&T drawings per ASME Y14.5, and complete drawing packages; release and control them through engineering change. • Specify materials, finishes, and purchased components (stages, actuators, flexures, fasteners, vacuum hardware); work with machining and fabrication suppliers, and inspect and qualify hardware on receipt. • Build tolerance stack-ups and connect mechanical tolerances to optical sensitivity budgets. • Create and maintain interface control documents between optical mounts and adjacent mechanical structures. • Assemble, align, and test opto-mechanical hardware in the lab and cleanroom, including bonding of optics and implementation of alignment references; develop and execute test plans. • Support integration and troubleshooting on the laser system floor and feed lessons learned back into the design. • Present work at design reviews and maintain clear technical documentation. • At the senior level: lead the design of subsystems end to end, own interfaces with other disciplines, and mentor junior engineers.

Qualifications • Education : B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.

• Experience : 4+ years of professional mechanical design experience with hardware you have designed built and put into use. • Sound mechanical design fundamentals: statics, strength of materials, stiffness and deflection, thermal expansion, and materials selection. • Proficiency in 3D CAD (NX preferred; SolidWorks or Creo acceptable) and in creating manufacturing drawings using GD&T per ASME Y14.5. • Ability to build tolerance stack-ups and to verify designs with hand calculations. • Familiarity with machining, sheet metal, and welding processes and with design for manufacturability and assembly. • Hands-on aptitude: comfortable assembling, measuring, and testing hardware, and eager to spend time in the lab. • Hands-on experience designing precision opto-mechanical hardware: kinematic or flexure mounts, optical benches, or alignment mechanisms. • Solid FEA skills (static, modal, thermal) and experience using analysis to drive design decisions and validate them against test. • Experience creating and maintaining interface control documents. • Experience specifying and managing hardware through suppliers, and guiding or mentoring other engineers. • Strong written and verbal communication, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary team.