# Lead, Optical Engineering - Stray light

Job Title: Lead, Optical Engineering - Stray light Job Code: 47364 Job Location: Rochester, New York Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every Other Friday Off!) Job Description: We are seeking a highly motivated Lead Optical Engineer to support the design, analysis, and development of advanced optical and electro-optical systems for aerospace and defense applications. This role is centered on stray light analysis and control methods, with primary responsibilities in optical system modeling, performance analysis, and non-sequential evaluation to ensure mission-critical system performance in challenging operational environments. The position will support active and passive imaging payloads where stray light suppression, radiometric accuracy, and optical performance directly influence mission success. The ideal candidate has a strong background in optical system engineering and experience with complex imaging or sensing systems across design, test, and verification. They will work closely with cross-functional teams including optical, mechanical, electrical, systems, software, and manufacturing engineering to support programs from concept through integration and test. This engineer will help mature

- **Id**: 3791230
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/l3harris-technologies-lead-optical-engineering-stray-light>
- **Role**: Semiconductors
- **Role family**: Semiconductors
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Rochester, 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**: 2026-11-05T06:44:39Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T13:09:10Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 5
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6656
- **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**: 98
- **Open postings**: 53
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.038
- **Repost share**: 0.038
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 22
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 117000
- **Max**: 218000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 218000

## Technologies

- **MATLAB** — Optional: yes
- **Python** — Optional: yes
- **SLI/SLO/SLA** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 5

## Requirements

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T06:44:39Z

## 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**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 5
- **Expected fill days**: 22
- **Reasons**: conf:6, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 218000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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