Senior Opto Mechanical Engineer

Senior Opto Mechanical Engineer

SES-Government Solutions

tuition assistance, 401(k)

United States, California, San Diego

Jun 06, 2025

DRS Daylight Solutions business provides industry-changing photonic engine technology for government and commercial markets, including defense and security, quantum information sciences, life sciences, and industrial process control. As a laser technology pioneer, Daylight Solutions has delivered more mid-IR systems to more applications world-wide than any other company. Daylight laser solutions span the full spectrum from UV to visible to NIR to mid-IR.

At DRS Daylight Solutions, you will be eligible for competitive pay, great benefits, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k match, 9/80 work schedule, and Tuition Assistance. Our Daylight family-oriented culture allows you to receive hands-on training, professional development, career advancement and exposure to the latest and greatest technology, where our motto is "To protect with Light". Come join the family!

Job Summary

The Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer at Daylight will be responsible for supporting the design and analysis of laser and photonic products. They should have a strong understanding of robust opto-mechanical design practices including precision mechanism, kinematics, lasers, and thermal control. They will support the design, analysis, documentation, and testing of optical/laser products, systems and/or subsystems. Working with a multi-disciplinary design team, they will execute on optical mechanical modeling, prototyping, calculations, FEA, and testing. The successful candidate would be able to compile/review data and perform both optical and mechanical analyses (hand calculations, FEA, STOP) to make design decisions and implement them in CAD/documentation. Along with design, they will conduct formal reviews, support failure analyses, and proposals. They should additionally be able to work independently, be flexible, and be receptive to ideas and feedback.

Job Responsibilities

Design, develop, analyze, document and support testing of robust, precision opto-mechanical assemblies

Perform thermal, structural, and vibration modeling of complex opto-mechanical assemblies

Uses computer-aided engineering or other design/analysis software in the performance of assignments. Ability to work independently, regular reporting of progress and status.

Design of flexures for precision motion of optical elements

Design of kinematic optic mounts, both large (>6") and small (