Research Scientist
Leidos
- Beavercreek, OH
- $81,250-146,875 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Design, build, perform tests, and analyze optics/optoelectronics/photonics experiments in various systems and platforms for cutting edge devices in quantum communication, sensing, and precision positioning, navigation, and timing
- Perform laboratory and field tests to prove and validate quantum experimental theories as viable products in applicable domains, and benchmark results within the field
- Write proposals, publish papers, attend and present at conferences, and brief internal leadership and external customers
- Collaborate with other team members, engineers, and scientists across the company and different fields to leverage quantum technologies to achieve organizational goals
- Understand modeling and simulation and hardware and software in the loop testing methodologies
- Support existing research and development activities within the Sensing and Threat Response branch as needed
- Bachelor's degree in Physics, Engineering, or related discipline with 4+ years of experience, Master's with 2+. or Ph.D. in technical domain above.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to acquire a Top Secret security clearance.
- Experience in at least one or more of the following: electro-optics, EO sensor systems design, EO sensor performance modeling, hardware in the loop testing, quantum communications, quantum key distribution, remote sensing
- Experience developing and working within a laboratory environment.
- Experience with Matlab, Python, or other scientific and engineering software.
- Ability to author, present, and articulate requirements and associated solutions in settings supporting customers and business development.
- Current Top Secret clearance
- Peer-reviewed publications on relevant quantum technologies, and the desire to continue publishing as appropriate.
- Experience on government funded research and development contracts.
- Strong desire to learn new technologies and flexibility to change from one project to another quickly.