A client in the defense industry is looking to add a Senior Optical Systems Engineer to their team on site in Wilmington, Massachusetts. This person will have Chief Systems Engineer responsibilities, be customer facing, handling the technical authority of the program, overseeing the team and the program execution, while also being hands on. They need a strong background within space, physics, optics, mechanical and electrical. They require an active TS/SCI security clearance and will be supporting a variety of different programs within this team.

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Required Skills & Experience

9-12 years of overall systems engineering
5 years of Optical Space experience- hands on
Developing, designing, integrating a space payload
Customer facing experience
Technical Authority
Space Vehicle Systems (ex: IMUs, space hardware, optical telescope assemblies)
Bachelors Degree

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Space Vechicle experience
Physics Degree
Masters/PHD

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.