About the position
Our client is experiencing exciting growth and seeking talented professionals to join their dynamic optical instrumentation design and manufacturing team. We seek a skilled software engineer to advance their Adaptive Optics systems, hardware integration, image processing capabilities, and user interface development. In this role, you'll be involved in complete project lifecycles—from initial concept and requirements gathering through final deployment and ongoing field support of cutting-edge optical systems.
Responsibilities
- Partner with clients to establish comprehensive system requirements
- Work cross-functionally with diverse engineering teams to translate requirements across all technical domains
- Enhance existing products and manufacturing workflows by developing documentation, procedures, and support frameworks
- Create technical deliverables including design documents, operational manuals, and project presentations for internal teams and clients
- Support business development through proposal preparation and review
- Maintain direct client relationships through presentations, meetings, and industry conferences
Requirements
- 5-10 years of relevant professional experience
- Advanced proficiency in C/C++ programming
- Excellent troubleshooting and debugging capabilities
- Experience with Git version control systems
- Comprehensive Linux and command-line interface knowledge
- Hardware interfacing experience (cameras, sensors, motion control systems)
- FPGA and GPU programming experience (CUDA)
- Willingness to travel occasionally for deployments and client meetings (less than 10% travel)
- U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain security clearance
- Relocation to Tucson, AZ (this is an on-site position)
Nice-to-haves
- Strong mathematical background
- Experience with Julia or similar scripting languages
- High-speed control systems expertise
- Computer vision, image processing, and digital signal processing knowledge
- Enthusiasm for astronomy and laser communication technologies
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401k contribution
- 9 paid holidays, 1 week of sick leave and 2 weeks of paid vacation after initial 6 months
