Hiring: Pointing and Tracking Optomechanical Engineer Company: Azora Location: Phoenix, AZ Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 18:06:50 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Emotion, Fiber, HBase, TestNG About the job Experience: •3+ years of optomechanical design experience for precision optical systems (laser communications, telescopes, directed energy, or similar). Required Skills: •Design optomechanical assemblies for beam steering: gimbals, fast-steering mirrors (FSMs), telescope mounts, relay optics, and fiber-coupling stages. •Perform structural, thermal, and STOP (structural-thermal-optical performance) analysis to verify line-of-sight stability and wavefront error budgets. •Develop pointing error budgets covering base motion, jitter, thermal drift, and control-loop residuals, and flow them down to component requirements. •Design, select and qualify actuators, encoders, bearings, and flexures for ground and space environments. •Lead alignment, integration, and test of optical assemblies in the field. •Support acquisition and tracking field campaigns at ground station sites, including troubleshooting under real atmospheric conditions. •Work closely with software, electrical and network engineers to close the loop between lab-based mechanical design and to autonomous optical communications with space assets. Qualifications: •BSc or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field. •3+ years of optomechanical design experience for precision optical systems (laser communications, telescopes, directed energy, or similar). •Proficiency with CAD (SolidWorks, NX, Creo, or similar) and FEA tools (ANSYS, Nastran, or similar). •Hands-on experience aligning and testing optical assemblies in a lab environment. •Working knowledge of GD&T, tolerance analysis, and precision machining practices. •Experience with fast-steering mirrors, gimbal design, or telescope pointing systems. •Familiarity with STOP analysis workflows and optical design tools (Zemax/OpticStudio, CODE V). •Experience qualifying hardware for launch and on-orbit environments (vibration, shock, thermal vacuum). •Field experience with optical ground stations or astronomical instrumentation. •This is an onsite/hybrid role based in Tempe, AZ or the Bay Area, CA – hardware work that’s hard to do remotely. Some travel expected for field deployment and vendor/manufacturing visits. Compensation: •Generous equity •Competitive healthcare (including options for vision and dental) •401(k) •Unlimited PTO •EEO & Reasonable Accommodations •Azora is proud to be an Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!