Optical Communications Engineer/Physicist (RVBYC) | Air Force Research Laboratory

Job Overview

This job announcement will be accepting candidate submissions until 21 February 2024.

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The Geospace Communications & Navigation Branch, RVBY seeks to hire an Entry- to Mid-level Optical Communications Engineer or Physicist in Albuquerque, NM. Candidate must have an in-depth understanding and interest in satellite communications, optics, lasers, digital communications, free-space optical communications, microwave engineering and electronics, computational electromagnetics, digital signal processing, and information theory.

Position duties include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation of satellite optical communication technologies as risk-reduction for space flight experiments and technology demonstrations.
• Support "hands on” laboratory and field experiments.
• Support, conduct, or lead research of computational electromagnetic physics modeling and simulation of optical channel propagation effects, i.e., interference, distortion, and attenuation on space-to-space and space-to-ground communication systems.
• Candidates will be expected to write and debug software(C/Python /Matlab /Labview) for control of laboratory and field equipment needed for conducting experiments; debug and manage embedded systems including field-programmable gate arrays and microcontrollers in communications systems; and help lead development of embedded systems used in communication systems
• Support collection, analysis, and documentation of test data from terrestrial propagation experiments and flight experiments.
• Conduct or lead testing and evaluation of communications and information network technologies in laboratory and field environments and carries out other duties as part of a research team composed of contractors, civilians, military, and students.
• Generate and / or edit technical reports and process technical reports in accordance with AFRL/RV policy.
  Serve as a technical point of contact and/or contract agreement officer for a variety of contracts; SBIR's, STTR's, OTA's, etc.
• Travel to attend technical interchange meetings, program reviews, and training classes.
• Support program management, reporting, workforce development, and training tasks in accordance with AFRL/RV policy.

Telework

Yes, this position is eligible for telework opportunities; as determined by agency policy

Remote Work (CONUS)

No, this position is not approved for remote work.

Required Qualifications

• US Citizenship
• Must possess a professional engineering (S&E) or relevant physics degree from an accredited academic institution.
• Applicants with BS must have at least (5-10) years of specialized experience in Optical Communications / Optical Satellite Networking
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with managing contracts
• Experience working with or within the Department of Defense research community
• Master's Degree or PhD with 3–7 Years of experience in Satellite Optical Communications highly preferred

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