Opto-Mechanical Engineer

Sierra Lobo, Inc.

Pasadena, CA

JOB DETAILS
LOCATION
Pasadena, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago

Overview

Sierra Lobo, offers customers a full range of professional and technical capabilities, including Test and Evaluation, Systems Engineering, and Advanced Technologies.  We also develop products and processes related to Cryogenic Fluid and Thermal Management Systems, Densified Propellant Management Systems, and Prototype Extreme Pressure and Temperature Systems.  Our customers include the Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Responsibilities

Our Pasadena office is engaged in supporting JPL and commercial aerospace customers.  Our team specializes in the opto-mechanical design, analysis, test and fabrication of spaceflight imaging instruments.  We have been involved in numerous successful hyperspectral imager projects as well as other airborne and spaceflight optical instruments.  We are looking for an opto-mechanical engineer to join our growing team with the following qualifications:

Qualifications

  • BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering or similar. 0-5 years of industry experience.
  • Experience using the Siemens NX CAD tool.
  • Experience with mechanical drawing generation using GD&T principles.
  • Experience performing detailed structural analysis of components and assemblies, including first order hand calculations and finite element analyses.
  • Broad understanding of mechanical design principles and application. Ability and experience taking designs from requirement definition through drawing generation, fabrication, assembly, and test.
  • Broad understanding of applicable industry and/or academic practices and standards in opto-mechanical systems including mounting optical elements and optical instrument structural design.
  • Familiarity with optical design tools such as Zemax or FRED is a plus.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work in a customer-focused team environment.
  • Integration and test experience with spaceflight hardware a plus.

About the Company

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Sierra Lobo, Inc.

What is important to you in a partner? Delivery? Performance? Technical excellence? Safety? Support services? Sierra Lobo understands how important each of these factors are to you, as well as many other factors needed to create an environment for success.

What is critical to you as a business? Sharing information or a need for updating your IT landscape? Leveraging, updating, or originating new technologies to meet your growth or revenue goals? Transitioning or implementing a tightly executed management program to reduce or maintain costs? Every day, Sierra Lobo team members pool their best talents, skills, resources, and technical experience, to address our customers’ challenges and requirements.

Sierra Lobo is not a typical small business. We provide the management expertise and research capabilities that many other companies our size lack. Our Technology Development and Engineering Center (TDEC) and Sierra Lobo Test Facility Center (SLTF) not only expand our capabilities, but also reduce costs for our customers and improve efficiency by providing reachback and in-house knowledge. Our priority is to maintain our small business atmosphere while offering customers the breadth and depth of an extensive menu of cost effective and competitive engineering services.

Risk reduction also plays a valued role in our approach to customer service. The decision you make in choosing and creating a partnership will eventually impact your reputation and profit line. We owe it to our customers to be professionally accountable, as well as to be financially sound and sustainable. You can safely choose to partner with Sierra Lobo because we have the resources to respond quickly with the financial stability, knowledge, and people, to the tasks at hand.

COMPANY SIZE
1,000 to 1,499 employees
INDUSTRY
Other/Not Classified
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Retirement / Pension Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Life Insurance, Merchandise Discounts, Paid Sick Days, 401K
FOUNDED
1993
WEBSITE
http://www.sierralobo.com/