# Lead, Optical Engineer

Job Title: Lead, Optical Engineering Job Code: 47645 Job Location: Carlsbad, CA Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off Job Description: The Carlsbad optical engineering team advances fiber-optic, precision-microscopy, and waveguide technologies from concept through laboratory validation and system integration. This senior role leads optical architecture, multidisciplinary teams, and customer engagement with substantial autonomy and accountability for technical outcomes, business growth, and development execution. Essential Functions: Originate and evaluate optical design concepts for fiber optics, precision microscopy, and waveguides, and lead technology development through models, prototypes, and experiments. Connect customer needs and development priorities to technically sound opportunities that support business growth and successful execution. Own optical architecture, trade studies, and performance budgets, using models and engineering evidence to resolve design choices and maintain a coherent approach across components and assemblies. Define optical tolerances, coupling approaches, measurement me

- **Id**: 4137295
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/l3harris-technologies-lead-optical-engineer>
- **Role**: Semiconductors
- **Role family**: Semiconductors
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Carlsbad, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 13
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T04:06:10Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T04:06:10Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4347
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Education assistance, Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: C4ISR, Military Satellites, Military Communication, Electronic Warfare

## Company

- **Id**: 177017
- **Name**: L3Harris Technologies
- **Domain**: l3harris.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/l3harris-technologies>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SuccessFactors

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 99
- **Open postings**: 61
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.033
- **Repost share**: 0.033
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 22
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 135000
- **Max**: 250500
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 250500

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 13
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T04:06:10Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 5; Filings 12m: 5

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 22
- **Reasons**: conf:4, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T08:18:48Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 250500
- **Is top pay**: yes

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