Optical Engineer- Mid

Company: Castalia Systems
Location: Chantilly
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

Job Type: Full- Time Workplace Type : Onsite in Chantilly, VA and Reston, VA (Time will be split between locations as needed) Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph Must be a U.S. Citizen Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k matching, generous PTO, paid holidays, professional training opportunities, and even pet insurance to ensure your furry friends are cared for too. Job Summary Castalia Systems is currently searching for an Optical Engineer to support one of our government customers in Chantilly, VA and the Space Domain Awareness and Space Situational Awareness mission. Roles and Responsibilities A qualified candidate will perform the following duties and responsibilities, but are not limited to: Provide expertise for design of optical system analysis. Support the design and operation of all types of optical technologies and various phenomenologies using different sensor platforms. Review, edit and enhance vendor documentation to support operating electro-optic systems, such as operating manuals and concepts of operations. Operate prototype electro-optic systems. Write results documentation including recommendations on systems parameters settings necessary to improve the performance of the system. Support program development documentation such as system requirements documents, concepts of operations, interagency support agreements, operational security plans, deployment plans, and test reports. Travel as necessary to vendor facilities to evaluate system checkout, perform security accreditation, and provide independent documentation to assess the performance and capabilities of vendor developed electro-optical systems. Attend conferences and perform literature reviews, after which he/she will provide a written assessment of the current state-of-the-art with recommendations for future courses of action for the government. Required Qualifications: 6- 10 years of experience BA/BS Degree Demonstrated expertise in design and optical system analysis. Demonstrated strong proficiency working in optics in major system development. Demonstrated experience in the review, editing and enhancement of vendor documentation to support operating electro-optic systems, such as operating manuals and concepts of operations. Experience operating prototype electro-optic systems; proficient at recommending systems parameters settings. Experience providing test results documentation. Experience supporting program development documentation such as system requirements documents, concepts of operations, interagency support agreements, operational security plans, deployment plans, and test reports. Travel as necessary to vendor facilities to evaluate system checkout, perform security accreditation, and provide independent documentation to assess the performance and capabilities of vendor developed electro-optical systems. Desired Qualifications: Experience characterizing all types of optical systems. Experience in the design and operation of all types of optical technologies with deep experience in collecting optical performance data from various phenomenology using a wide variety of sensor platforms is preferred. Systems acquisition experience demonstrating the capability to evaluate system checkout, perform security accreditation, and provide independent documentation to assess the performance and capabilities of vendor developed electro-optical systems. Physical Requirements/Work Environment Normal office environment. Location will be split between Chantilly and Reston as necessary. Travel Travel as necessary Company Description Castalia Systems is a proven business partner providing mission critical solutions to the Federal Government. We provide cutting edge solutions from Securing and Managing Data to Systems Engineering and Development. Castalia Systems is a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence Design and Application. With our vast knowledge of our customers? needs and relevant technology, our team can bring successful solutions to every mission. We are one-upping our competitors by providing premium IT solutions and platforms with cutting-edge technology so it?s very evident when you compare us with anyone. Disclaimer Castalia Systems is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and strives to comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, HIV-positive status, as well as any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful, and all people involved in the operations of the company are prohibited from engaging in this type of conduct.

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