Optical Engineer jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Remote or Mountain View, California

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About the role Muon seeks a Staff Optical Engineer to act as a technical lead on our team in Mountain View, CA or Remote, developing infrared remote sensing instruments. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated expert with a versatile skill set, comfortable diving into everything from conceptual design and error budgeting to precision optical metrology and rigorous hardware execution. In this role, you will be the definitive technical authority for a new optical subsystem, owning the performance

Full-time

USD 166,000.00 - 223,000.00 per year

Senior Optical Engineer

Remote or Mountain View, California

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About the role Muon seeks a Senior Optical Engineer to join our team developing infrared remote sensing instruments. You will own stray light control and analysis by defining precise requirements for optical components and surface treatments, and optimizing optical transmission via custom coatings and filter components. Because this role spans a unique intersection of specialties-rigorous stray light analysis, custom coating specification, and spectral filter development-we welcome candidates w

Full-time

USD 166,000.00 - 223,000.00 per year

Electro-Optical Engineer (All levels)

Redondo Beach, California

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Electro-Optical Engineer (All levels) Department: Avionics Employment Type: Full Time Location: Redondo Beach Reporting To: Bryce Wilson Compensation: $150,000 - $250,000 / year Description As a Senior Electro-Optical Engineer at Impulse, you will own the development of flight camera systems and optical payloads from early architecture through test and flight. This role is for someone who wants to do more than contribute analysis in a narrow lane, you will be responsible for the technical e

Full-time

USD 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 per year

2026 Electro Optical Remote Sensing Engineer

Remote or El Segundo, California

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The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation's space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space- delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you'll be part of a special collection of problem solvers,

Full-time

USD 90,000.00 - 140,000.00 per year

Senior Avionics Test Engineer, Optical

Los Angeles, California

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K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, unlocking performance levels previously out of reach across every orbit. Backed by $450M from leading investors including Altimeter Capital, Redpoint Ventures, T. Rowe Price, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Alpine Space Ventures, and others - with an additional $500M in signed contracts across commercial and US government customers - we're mass-producing the highest-power satellite platforms ever built for missions from LEO to deep

Full-time

USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 per year

Optical Systems Engineer (mid-career) - Millennium Space Systems

El Segundo, California

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Optical Systems Engineer (mid-career) - Millennium Space Systems Company: Millennium Space Systems Millennium Space Systems, a part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), is a fast, agile small satellite company focused on national security space. Our missions have direct impact to global security, like missile warning and Earth observation. Our team is curious, bold and innovative. We take risks, innovate and explore new techniques and technologies. We influence change because we challe

Full-time

USD 99,000.00 - 177,000.00 per year

GNC Engineer (Optical Systems)

Redondo Beach, California

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GNC Engineer (Optical Systems) Department: Autonomous Systems Employment Type: Full Time Location: Redondo Beach Compensation: $125,000 - $155,000 / year Description As a Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer (Optical Systems) at Impulse Space, you will own all aspects of and provide outstanding technical contribution to star trackers and optical navigation systems in all phases of development and operation while working closely with a fast paced, agile team. Responsibilities Implement

Full-time

USD 125,000.00 - 155,000.00 per year

Optical Test Engineer II

Redondo Beach, California

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Optical Test Engineer II Department: Assembly, Integration & Test Employment Type: Full Time Location: Redondo Beach Compensation: $115,000 - $165,000 / year Description As an Optical Test Engineer at Impulse, you will be responsible for designing, procuring, assembling, and operating optomechanical test setups while working closely with a fast paced, agile team that produces high-performance spacecraft from clean sheet designs. Responsibilities Design and build optical, mechanical, and el

Full-time

USD 115,000.00 - 165,000.00 per year

Optical Engineer (Early Career) - 069QE

Remote or San Diego, California

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About Quartus Quartus Engineering Incorporated ( is a leading provider of engineering services and integrated hardware solutions for a wide range of clients and industries. We employ advanced computer-aided engineering tools in the areas of optics, structural, thermal, and coupled analyses. We couple our engineering analysis capabilities with design, prototype, integration and test capabilities to create solutions for our clients that are of extraordinary value. About the Aerospace Sector Qua

Full-time

USD 78,279.00 - 127,907.00 per year

Staff Optical Communications Engineer

Long Beach, California

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At Relativity Space, we're building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that's just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known. Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact ex

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USD 188,000.00 - 251,000.00 per year

Senior Optical Communications Engineer

Long Beach, California

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Full-time

USD 160,000.00 - 214,000.00 per year

Optical Engineer III

Remote or Virginia

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What this Job Entails: The Optical Engineer will help monitor the network and troubleshoot network issues, and ensure we are able to provide guaranteed performance and capacity to our products. Scope: Resolves a wide range of issues in creative waysSeasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of their specialtyWorks on problems of a diverse scopeReceives little instruction on day to day work, general instruction on new assignments Your Roles and Responsibilities: Monitor Optica

Full-time

USD 85,120.00 - 134,400.00 per year

Avionics Test Engineer, Optical

Los Angeles, California

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Full-time

USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 per year

Senior Mechanisms Engineer, Optical

Los Angeles, California

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Full-time

USD 140,000.00 - 175,000.00 per year

Optical Systems Engineer

Los Angeles, California

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Full-time

USD 110,000.00 per year

Principal Mechanisms Engineer, Optical

Los Angeles, California

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Full-time

USD 175,000.00 - 200,000.00 per year

Optical Engineer

El Segundo, California

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Full-time

USD 129,000.00 - 249,600.00 per year

Senior Optomechanical Engineer

Los Angeles, California

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Full-time

USD 120,000.00 - 210,000.00 per year

Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer

Redondo Beach, California

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Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer Department: Avionics Employment Type: Full Time Location: Redondo Beach Compensation: $125,000 - $200,000 / year Description Impulse Space is seeking an Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer to support the development of precision optical systems for spacecraft. This role will focus on the mechanical design of optical assemblies, telescope structures, lens barrels, detector mounts, mirror mounts, baffles, pointing mechanisms, and alignment hardware for optical paylo

Full-time

USD 125,000.00 - 200,000.00 per year

Opto-Mechanical Engineer (Analysis)

Redondo Beach, California

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Opto-Mechanical Engineer (Analysis) Department: Avionics Employment Type: Full Time Location: Redondo Beach Compensation: $120,000 - $180,000 / year Description Impulse Space is seeking an Opto-Mechanical Analysis Engineer to support the development of precision optical systems for spacecraft. This role will focus on structural, thermal-elastic, and dynamic analysis of opto-mechanical assemblies optical payloads. This engineer will help ensure that optical hardware survives launch, maintain

Full-time

USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 per year

Optical Engineer jobs in Los Angeles, CA, USA