Opto-Mechanical Engineer

Peraton Labs delivers innovative solutions and revolutionary new capabilities to solve the most difficult and complex challenges for government agencies, utilities, and commercial customers. With a distinguished heritage tracing back to Bell Labs, Bellcore, DHPC, and Telcordia, our experts pave the way.

We are searching for an Opto-Mechanical Engineer for our Picatinny Arsenal, NJ location. Responsibilities will include:

• Apply engineering techniques, principles, and precedents to evaluate/test military fire control systems 
• Perform basic optical metrology including operating theodolites, autocollimators, free-space optical alignments, and boresight retention measurements
• Plan and perform tests and evaluations of systems equipment or components
• Organize, analyze, and prepare reports or presentations of technical data and information
• Participate in and support multiple government Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) teleconferences, Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs), and Program Reviews, as required

Required Skills:

• 5 years with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 0 years with PhD
• Extensive knowledge of mechanical design and analysis using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, specifically PTC CREO
• Experience performing the measurement, verification, and validation of small arms pyroshock simulation systems for fire control and optical systems exposed to pyroshock environments
• Experience performing optical laboratory analysis and testing of direct view, non-linear, electro-optical, and laser-based systems
• Extensive knowledge of fire control principles/functions/equations, fire control equipment (e.g., aids, instruments and systems), applications and scenarios for direct-fire armament systems
• Working knowledge of numerical/graphical programming environments including MATLAB and LabView
• Experience in identifying test data requirements, data collection methods and data integrity techniques
• Experience obtaining and reducing data in preparation for analysis, real-time quick-look briefings and formal test reports
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including preparation of design documentation
• Effective presentation skills
• Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Visio)
• Active Secret Clearance preferred; ability to obtain Secret Clearance required
• US Citizenship
• Desire and ability to operate in a team environment is required

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.