# Lead, Optical Engineering

Job Title: Lead, Optical Engineering Job Code: 47337 Job Location: Wilmington, Massachusetts Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every Other Friday Off!) Job Description: We are seeking an Optical Design and Analysis (ODA) Lead Optical Engineer to support our aerospace programs. This role involves assessing functional requirements, limiting constraints, and key system performance metrics to support initial trade studies and the drive to an optical design solution. Other duties involve critical analysis of optical and stray light performance to support alignment efforts, sensitivity analysis, troubleshooting, and performance prediction. The role often requires supporting multiple program efforts in parallel with short deadlines, necessitating direct engagement with internal and external stakeholders as part of a multidisciplinary team. Participation in mentorship is expected and is key to knowledge transfer and skill dissemination within the group. Our programs include single and multiple aperture imaging systems, with both fixed and scanning platforms, operating across the UV to LWIR wavelength regions. Most of these systems function in a space environment. Mission requirements and packaging have

- **Id**: 3941227
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/l3harris-technologies-lead-optical-engineering>
- **Role**: Semiconductors
- **Role family**: Semiconductors
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Wilmington, 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**: 2026-11-05T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T19:48:28Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4744
- **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**: 100
- **Open postings**: 48
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.021
- **Repost share**: 0.042
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 21
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary

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

## Technologies

- **MATLAB** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **SLI/SLO/SLA** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

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

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-08T14:54:57Z

## 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**: 85
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.854
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 21
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T22:51:09Z

## Pay

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

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