11 optical engineer jobs at 6 companies in Oro Valley, AZ
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Principal Optical Engineer
Tucson, Arizona, United States
OnsiteFull Time
12+ YOEU.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident eligible for clearance, Bachelor's in Optical Engineering/Physics, 12+ years optical systems experience, hands-on alignment and characterization, MATLAB, Python, Zemax, FRED experience.
MATLAB, python, Zemax, FRED
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Senior Optical Engineer
Tucson, Arizona, United States
OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOEBachelor's degree in optics and at least 7 years of experience required, including 2 years designing, manufacturing, and assembling optical systems or components. U.S. person status required under ITAR.
MATLAB, Python, Zemax
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Raytheon 2026 EO Optical Systems Engineer I (Onsite)
Tucson, Arizona, United States
$57k-$109k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Bachelor's in Optical, Electrical, Systems Engineering or STEM; experience with electro-optical subsystems; ability to obtain and maintain U.S. security clearance; test, troubleshooting, and requirements work on EO sensors.
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Senior Systems Engineer II/Principal (EO/IR Image Analysis)
Tucson, Arizona, United States
OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEBachelor's in physics/optical sciences or related, active U.S. security clearance with SCI eligibility, U.S. citizenship or authorized status, 8+ years engineering experience, strong Python/MATLAB skills, algorithm and EO/IR experience.
Python, MATLAB, C++, Zemax, Code V, FRED
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Research Engineer, Fabrication
Tucson, Arizona, United States
$76k-$98k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEBachelor’s degree in mechanical, optical, manufacturing, or related engineering; 3+ years of relevant CNC machining, diamond turning, precision fabrication, or opto-mechanical experience; hands-on equipment experience required.
CNC, G-code, SolidWorks
3mo
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Quality Engineer II
Tucson, Arizona, United States
$72k-$82k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years manufacturing quality experience, Bachelor\u0002s in engineering/optics or equivalent, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, proficiency with Minitab/Power BI and Microsoft Office, GD&T, MSA, PPAP/PPAP support, ISO/AS compliance.
Minitab, Power BI, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint
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Metrology Chief Engineer, RFC Mirror Lab (Steward Observatory)
Tucson, Arizona, United States
$139k-$181k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOEMaster's degree or equivalent, 10+ years relevant experience, expert in MATLAB and Zemax, interferometry and deflectometry, experience leading optical/metrology teams and designing complex mirror surface evaluations.
MATLAB, Zemax
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Business Development Director, Optical Systems - TS/SCI Clearance
Tucson or Chantilly or New Zealand or Australia or Japan or Switzerland or Europe
OnsiteFull Time
12+ YOEBachelor's in engineering, 12+ years in business development/program management/systems engineering in aerospace, TS/SCI clearance and SCI/SAP experience required, experience in national security space and up to 50% travel.
Salesforce
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Scientist (Algorithm Developer)
Tucson, Arizona, United States
$85k-$145k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEBS (minimum) in STEM, experience in signal/image processing, computer vision or ML; programming in Python, C, C++, or MATLAB; ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI clearance; U.S. citizenship and background/DOT drug screening required.
Python, C, C++, MATLAB, Linux, MPI, CUDA, threads, Electro-Optics, Synthetic Aperture RADAR
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Research Professor, Steward Observatory (Career-Track)
Tucson, Arizona, United States
HybridFull Time
15+ YOEPh.D. in astronomy, optics, physics, engineering, or related field; 15+ years operating optical or near-infrared spectrographs; observatory reviews; astronomical data pipelines; and observatory operations experience.
CSHELL, Python, Git
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Research Professor, Steward Observatory
Tucson, Arizona, United States
HybridFull Time
15+ YOEPhD in astronomy, optics, physics, engineering, or related field; minimum 15 years in developing space instrumentation.
Python, Git