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This role focuses on ensuring accurate positioning and stability of laser beams, which are critical for successful energy transmission from space to Earth. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including optical, mechanical, and systems engineers, to develop control algorithms, fine-tune system precision, and validate the pointing accuracy of our satellite platforms.\nKey Responsibilities:\nPointing Control System Design: Develop and implement pointing and control algorithms to achieve high-precision laser beam steering and alignment in space environments.\n\nHardware and Software Integration: Work closely with electrical, optical, and software engineers to integrate pointing control systems with satellite platforms, ensuring seamless coordination between hardware and control software.\n\nPrecision Alignment: Design and test systems that ensure precise alignment of laser beams with ground-based receivers, taking into account environmental factors such as satellite motion, atmospheric distortion, and thermal effects.\n\nSystem Testing and Validation: Lead system-level testing and validation efforts, including lab simulations and in-orbit tests, to verify the pointing accuracy and stability of satellite laser systems.\n\nPerformance Optimization: Conduct analysis to optimize system performance, improving beam precision and pointing accuracy while minimizing energy loss during transmission.\n\nRisk Management: Identify potential risks related to pointing precision, such as system misalignment or external disturbances, and implement mitigation strategies.\n\nCross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with optical, mechanical, and systems engineers to ensure pointing and precision systems are fully integrated and perform reliably in the space environment.\n\nDocumentation and Reviews: Create and maintain detailed technical documentation, including design specifications, system models, test plans, and validation reports. Participate in internal and customer design reviews.\n\nRequirements\nQualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.\n\n3+ years of experience in control systems, pointing and tracking systems, or precision alignment technologies, ideally in aerospace or satellite applications.\n\nProficiency in control system design and simulation software (e.g., MATLAB, Simulink).\n\nExperience with high-precision mechanical systems and their integration with control electronics.\n\nStrong understanding of sensors, actuators, and feedback control loops used in precision pointing applications.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMaster’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.\n\nHands-on experience with space-based pointing systems, including laser beam steering or satellite-based communication systems.\n\nExperience with high-power laser systems and their application in space missions.\n\nFamiliarity with satellite attitude control systems (ACS) and precision optics for space missions.\n\nExperience with environmental testing, including vibration, thermal-vacuum, and radiation testing.\n\nKnowledge of hardware-software integration for real-time control systems in aerospace applications.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3439,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Energy Storage","Space Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-11T05:51:37Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":10,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.368,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":754,"expected_fill_days":26,"reasons":["conf:3","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-11-02T06:13:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/aetherflux-pointing-and-precision-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/aetherflux-pointing-and-precision-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-02T23:13:38Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":32700,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-03T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":669729},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=669729"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Faetherflux-pointing-and-precision-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Faetherflux-pointing-and-precision-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Faetherflux-pointing-and-precision-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/aetherflux-pointing-and-precision-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Faetherflux-pointing-and-precision-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":715239}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"aetherflux.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":715239},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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