Senior Optical Engineer

Spire(1 month ago)

HybridFull TimeSenior$151,407 - $201,854 (estimated)Engineering

About this role

A Senior Optical Engineer at Spire leads the optical engineering discipline for the company’s satellite programs, ensuring optical payloads and systems meet mission performance and reliability standards. The role contributes to shaping test strategy, building test infrastructure, and enabling delivery of mission-ready spacecraft through collaboration with cross-functional teams. This position also supports team development and continuous improvement of optical engineering processes.

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Required Skills

Optical Testing
Optical Design
Technical Leadership
Zemax
Documentation
Process Control
Test Traceability
Mechanical CAD
FEM
Hardware Qualification

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About Spire

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Spire is a global data and analytics company that designs, builds, and operates the world’s largest multipurpose satellite constellation to collect space-based Earth observations. It converts those signals into proprietary datasets and analytics—covering weather and climate (including radio occultation), maritime tracking (AIS), aviation, and RF/spectrum monitoring—delivered via APIs, SaaS platforms, and custom intelligence products. Governments and commercial customers in shipping, insurance, energy, and finance use Spire’s near‑real‑time global coverage and analytics for improved forecasting, risk management, logistics, and decision-making.