Description
Job Description:
The Leidos Innovation Center (LInC) is seeking a Computational Engineer to join our growing high-performance sensors research team in the development and application of advanced sensing technologies.
Primary Responsibilities
- Develop physics-based numerical models of various optical sensors and systems
- Serve as subject matter expert on modeling of optics atmospheric beam propagation and interferometry
- Utilize commercial software such as Matlab to model relevant phenomenology and to aid understanding of experimental results
- Help identify experiments necessary to validate and provide physics-based predictions for outcomes
Basic Qualifications
- To be successful in this role the following must apply to you:
- U.S.-born citizen with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance
- BS in physics engineering or computer science with 4+ years experience MS with 2+ years experience or Ph.D. with 1 year experience
- Demonstrated knowledge of physics and optics
- Experience modeling optical systems using commercially available software
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent communication skills
- Scientific programming experience
- Secret or higher security clearance
Pay Range:
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