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The Riverside Research Engineering and Support Solutions (ESS) directorate conducts Research and Development (R&D) of cyber-physical attacks against embedded systems. As an Optics Engineer, you will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of research engineers and scientists on a wide range of microelectronics research projects.  You’ll work directly with a team of hardware security research subject matter experts (SME), the senior Principal Investigator, Technical Lead, and Program Manager to support various project-specific research scope and deliverables providing value to our customers.  You will also contribute to the growth of both our government customer and internal microelectronics R&D capability to help advance the edge in microelectronics security and protection.  The position is in Dayton OH and requires a Top Secret security clearance. Remote work is not available for this position.

Job Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with customers, multi-disciplinary research partners and Riverside Research business, engineering, and technology teams.
• Develop and/or support development of papers and presentations of analysis when requested by customer or otherwise appropriate.
• Interact with our customer and research partners in both virtual and in-person meetings supporting the communication of analysis and findings.
• Conceive, develop, and build custom optical test systems to address customer requirements.
• Interface with multi-disciplinary SMEs to identify optical requirements for emerging challenges.
• Propose areas for internal capability development and new areas of work relevant to the program scope and the latest data science developments.
• Provide thought leadership in optical innovations and contribute to creativity in solving unconventional problems.
• Work with management to plan, lead, and execute technical resource application to project; manage and communicate deliverable status and timelines.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Active DoD Top Secret or equivalent US Government security clearance.
• Bachelor’s Degree in an optical discipline (e.g., optics, optical engineering, applied engineering physics, etc.) and 5 years’ experience, or a Master’s Degree in an optical field and 3 years’ experience, or a PhD in a related discipline
• Hands-on experience with free-space and/or optical fiber systems
• Ability to manage timelines, product delivery, and product quality
• Able to work individually in a multi-discipline team with minimal direct supervision
• Experience leading a small technical team on research projects
• Willing to work on-site in a cleared US Government facility

 

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s Degree or PhD in applied engineering physics or optical engineering
• Familiarity with microelectronics architectures and fabrication processes
• Ability to read electrical schematics and translate between logical functions and physical hardware
• Experience writing code in Python, C/C++, and/or Matlab

This represents the typical compensation range for this position based on experience, location and other factors.

 
Riverside Research Institute is a not-for-profit, technology-oriented defense company, where service to our customers and support of our staff is our overall mission. Riverside is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring.  Riverside offers comprehensive compensation and benefit packages to our employees.
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