Electro-Optical SME

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 Electro-Optical SME to support our Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland location. This position requires onsite work, 5 days a week. 

Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Provide expertise in analyzing optical systems and optical detection systems to determine logic-based modulation pattern functions for guidance systems
• Ability to reverse engineer optical systems to determine operation and spectral capabilities for analysis and exploitation
• Understanding of optical attenuation concepts such as atmospheric attenuation, scattering and reflection inside optical systems, and optical system throughput
• Learn to operate all laboratory test equipment to ensure accurate results

Required Skills

• Degree in electrical engineering or related discipline
• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD
• Expertise in optical engineering concepts and applications that are relevant to reverse engineering and emulation of unknown optical systems
• Significant experience using optical sources that are continuous wave, modulated, and pulsed in operation
• Significant experience setting up optical systems for radiometrically accurate imaging/non-imaging stimulation experiments
• Full understanding of the use and applications of advanced optical test equipment such as oscilloscopes, waveform generators, power/voltage detectors, lockin amplifiers, and spatial beam profilers
• Some previous work with Arduino, TI, as well as others micro-processors/micro-controllers as well as their specific IDE
• Familiar with C# and/or MATLAB for automating data collection and analysis and programming electrical components
• Proficient in writing technical documentation in MS word and PowerPoint
• Ability to be on-site five days a week
• Top Secret Clearance with ability to obtain SCI
• U.S. Citizenship

Desired Skills

• Background in optical and electrical engineering with past work combining both disciplines
• Experience with in-depth analysis of optical and electrical systems for reverse engineering
• Understanding of guidance logic and countermeasure applications
• TS/SCI Clearance

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