Title:  Senior Associate, Engineering Services

Job Title: Senior Associate, Engineering Services 
Job Code: 32716
Job Location: Sterling, Virginia
Job Schedule: 9/80, 1st Shift 
  
Job Description:  L3Harris has an immediate need for a Photonics Engineering Specialist to join our talented team and support our customers. We are seeking a technical professional to help build, integrate, and test photonic components into larger system assemblies, and provide essential engineering support. This is an on-site position supporting precision lab work at our Sterling, VA location. We look forward to reviewing your application! 

Essential Functions:   
•    Perform fabrication, assembly, integration, test, or inspection processes in accordance with detailed work instructions and drawings, such as: 
o    Optical Fiber Splicing and Recoating 
o    Fabrication, assembly, and inspection of photonic circuits 
o    Mechanical Builds and Assemblies  
o    Metal Soldering 
o    Microscopy and Profilometry 
•    Communicate regularly with management to ensure team is meeting expectations for cost, schedule, and quality.   
•    Ensure preventative maintenance is performed regularly in accordance with documentation and provide support and content towards future document revisions. 
•    Maintain and operate wire bonding, photomasking, epoxy application, and other systems commonly used for optical device fabrication. 
•    Maintain high standard for cleanliness, workspace organization, and reliability. 
•    Develop and implement engineering solutions to support production and R&D efforts. 
•    Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members. 
 
Qualifications:
•    Requires a Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience, or Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience. 
•    Experience operating electrical, electro-optical, or photonic equipment or instrumentation. 
•    US Citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance with Poly. 
 
Preferred Additional Skills:  
•    Experience with optical fiber handling, components, terminations, and measurements  
•    Experience operating EO equipment (e.g. OSA, Power Meter, OBRs, BeamScan, MFD (Spiricon), Oscilloscopes, multi wavelength laser sources, etc.) and utilizing recipes across different devices/programs 
•    Experience with machining parts using standard tooling and shop equipment along with a basic understanding of shop math – e.g. ratios, graphs, algebra, and geometry 
•    Experience with alignment, testing, and inspection of precision optical systems 
•    Experience with optical microscopy and metrology