• Opto-Mechanical Engineer

    Actalent (Los Angeles, CA)


    Job Title: Opto-Mechanical EngineerJob Description

     

    Join our innovative team to design, develop, and enhance free space optical LASER communication systems. Your work will involve optimizing opto-mechanical layouts, designing optical mounts, and prototyping designs for lab testing. This role offers an opportunity to lead technical discussions and developments, ensuring the successful delivery of high-performance optical modules to space.

    Responsibilities

    + Design, develop, and improve free space optical LASER communication systems.

    + Enhance and optimize opto-mechanical layouts and design optical mounts.

    + Prototype designs for lab testing and create drawings for flight.

    + Serve as the primary technical interface to the development team, leading technical discussions during design reviews and escalations.

    + Support the operations team by resolving technical challenges and facilitating quality containments.

    + Own the capacity increase roadmap for production, including defining necessary capital equipment and leading its design, procurement, installation, and qualification.

    Essential Skills

    + 5+ years of experience as an opto-mechanical design engineer.

    + Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, or related field, or equivalent work experience.

    + Demonstrated experience in space systems, free space optical systems, and precision mechanisms.

    + Proficiency in electronics packaging, new product introduction (NPI), CAD (NX preferred), drawing with GD&T, and design for manufacturability (DFM).

    Additional Skills & Qualifications

    + 8+ years of experience as an opto-mechanical design engineer is preferred.

    + Experience designing LASER optical communication systems for space applications and precision space mechanisms.

    + Experience building optical systems in lab/100k clean room environments.

    + Experience with composites and designing for composite structures.

    + Experience with designing for athermalization.

    Work Environment

    This role requires working onsite in Northridge, CA, five days a week. You will be part of a dynamic team of optomechanical, thermal, structural analysis, and manufacturing engineers, tackling complex technical challenges and ensuring smooth production operations.

     

    Job Type & Location

     

    This is a Contract position based out of Los Angeles, CA.

    Pay and Benefits

    The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $90.00/hr.

     

    Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

     

    • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

     

    Workplace Type

     

    This is a fully onsite position in Los Angeles,CA.

     

    Application Deadline

     

    This position is anticipated to close on Nov 28, 2025.

    About Actalent

    Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

     

    The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

     

    If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email [email protected] (%[email protected]) for other accommodation options.