Laser Engineer

Laser Engineer

Purpose:

Hill Technical Solutions (HTS), a division of Valkyrie Enterprises, is looking for a Laser Engineer who will be key support to the Directed Energy Science and Technology Group in Huntsville, AL.

This position is contingent on Contract Funding. Final offer is contingent upon meeting customer’s tasking requirements.

• Will work on projects related to Spectral Beam Combing High Power Fiber Connectors.
• Use technical skills and creative design approaches enabled by physical and mathematical concepts to solve problems across multiple disciplines.
• Work to research, analyze and begin design of High‑Power Fiber Connectors.
• Support research and analysis activities and prepare documentation for reviews and reporting.
• Shall implement and comply with Army policy issuances and changes.
• Engage in meetings and reviews e.g., tiger teams, working groups, ad hoc meetings, and integrated process teams (IPTs).
• Gather, review, analyze and process information from the meetings for analysis, assessments, and general program data to aid with reporting.

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering or relevant technical field and at least 8 years of experience in lasers, optics, optical sensing or related areas.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be familiar with modeling and simulations.
• Must have hands on hardware experience.
• Must have design and data analysis experience.

• Prefer experience with Laser Amplifiers.
• Prefer experience mechanical tolerances.
• Prefer familiarity with studies and analysis.

• Must have an Active DoD Secret Clearance and the ability to maintain the clearance.
• Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

• Occasional Travel; 10% or less.
• If position requires travel by domestic flight or access to secure federal facilities/military bases, candidate must be able to obtain (by start of position) and maintain appropriate identification credentials, such as REAL  information regarding REAL  be found: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-

• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods.
• Able to sit and work on a computer for long periods of time.
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds.

Valkyrie strictly adheres to a policy of equal employment opportunity. This policy is based on Valkyrie’s commitment to hire and retain qualified employees consistent with position requirements; and to seek, employ, promote and treat all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status or protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition, genetic information or sexual orientation or other protected characteristics.

Benefits include medical/dental/vision options, company paid life and disability insurances, 401k with match, education reimbursement, as well as company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).