Fiber laser scientist | Herndon, VA

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  • Location: Herndon, VA

military and aerospace applications. Your Job Lead the engineering development of unique laser designs through modeling fiber laser performance, design analysis, component specification, and hardware assembly, integration, and test Coordinate and support the build, alignment, and performance characterization of fiber lasers including multi-stage amplifiers, phase & amplitude modulation implementation, spectral and coherent beam combining Coordinate and perform formal acceptance and qualification testing Participate in customer interactions including formal technical reviews Expertise and experience required: MS or Ph D in Physics or Optical Engineering w/ a minimum of 5 years of direct hands-on

fiber laser experience including designing, building, characterizing laser systems Knowledge of the laser theory and industry best practices associated with fiber laser systems including continuous wave lasers, pulsed, high peak power fiber, advanced fiber architectures, single-frequency injection locked lasers, low frequency noise lasers, electrical and thermal sub-systems.

Expertise in laser physics of fiber lasers and amplifiers, including ytterbium, erbium, and/or thulium gain materials. Familiarity with relevant nonlinear processes and impacts to laser performance. Examples include Stimulated Brillouin Scattering, Four-Wave Mixing, Stimulated Raman Scattering, and Transverse Modulational

Instability. Foundational understanding of fiber-optic components including types of fibers, pump lasers, couplers, modulators, isolators, mode-field adapters, polarization components, and others.

Knowledge of tools for modeling fiber laser performance such as Matlab, RP Power Fiber or equivalent software Ability to design and execute experiments validating laser system performance and correlate the results with the expected performance Strong communication and documentation skills for efficient multidisciplinary communication US citizenship required PI233352194For more details: jobs-search. org/architecture-construction_herndon-c449870/fiber-laser-scientist-herndon_i1966982032

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