Amentum is currently seeking an Electro-Optical Engineer III to support the PM Soldier Survivability (PM SSV) project office under Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier, Natick, MA. This position will afford you an opportunity to be part of a dynamic and cohesive team whose mission is to provide and rapidly deliver enhanced protection, individual equipment, and aviation life support capabilities, which provides combat overmatch and facilitates mission execution. * This position is contingent upon award * As an Electro-Optical Engineer III, you will be expected to provide the following support to the Project Manager Soldier Survivability: * Serves as laser and electro-optic engineer, providing technical services and recommendations for executing Soldier head, body, or weapons mounted sensor programs. * Provides technical support and analysis in evaluation of sensor prototypes and systems, to include thermal imagers, image intensifiers. * Translates military operational and mission requirements (ground, sea, air, and space) into practical system concepts and performance specifications. * Develops and maintains technical documentation such as specifications, engineering drawings, system interface requirements, and engineering changes. * Participates in post awards, program reviews, design reviews, and IPTs as the project engineer and/or technical expert on assigned programs. * Evaluates design efforts to ensure integration of all the engineering disciplines and adequacy of the analyses performed, and optimize size, weight, and power, with cost (SWaP-C). * Reviews test plans, procedures, and reports for technical adequacy on assigned programs, for both Government and contractor tests, as well as all failure reports. * Conduct and/or monitor lab, contractor, and field testing to assess system performance and compliance with requirements. Evaluate system performance against specification requirements and assess risk of meeting user and specification requirements. * Make recommendations and present briefings and conduct demonstrations to senior level managers in Government and industry at program manager, SES, and General Officer levels * Initiate and review engineering change proposals and waivers/deviations for technical merit and conducts physical and functional configuration audits. * Determine or evaluate analysis needed to investigate failures or performance issues, and ensure appropriate and complete root cause corrective action is identified, validated, and implemented in all product as required. * Recommend approaches to implement electro optic system level components into prototypes capable of achieving user requirements. * Coordinate R&D efforts with DOD, National Labs, and appropriate international forums to leverage resources. * Review program management documents to ensure accuracy and adequacy of technical content. * Serve as consultant to other team members and mentor workforce on electro-optic system development, prototyping, integrating, and testing electro-optic sensor systems. * Evaluate system electro-optic engineering technologies used on past programs and establish new and innovative engineering strategies. * Identify issues and brief PM on possible courses of action and their impact. Qualifications: * BS Electrical or Optics Engineering or Equivalent and ten (10) years relevant experience. * Has the breadth of experience and knowledge to lead engineering efforts on assigned programs and work independently with minimal oversight from the Government Lead. Required Clearance: * ACTIVE CLEARANCE LEVEL REQUIRED: Secret. Please note US Citizenship is required to obtain a Secret Government Clearance. Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran's status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language at EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans and Labor Laws Posters.