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Engineer (Electrical, Facilities, Industrial, Mechanical, Chemical, Systems, or Nuclear) TS Clearance with SCI Eligibility

JFL Consulting LLC Reston, VA

7d ago

$165k - $185k/yr Full time Electrical Engineering Chemical Eligibility

Electrical Engineering Chemical Eligibility

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Job Description

This on-site engineering role in Reston, VA offers a comprehensive benefits package and a collaborative environment focused on delivering high-impact solutions for the Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense. The position carries a competitive annual salary and the opportunity to contribute to mission-critical projects while working alongside subject matter experts. It requires active Top Secret clearance with SCI and CI polygraph eligibility and is anchored in a supportive, team-oriented culture.

Benefits

Salary range: $165,000 to $185,000 per year
100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and dependents
Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuter needs
100% employer-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability
401(k) plan with immediate vesting of company contributions
Generous paid time off: 15 vacation days, 5 sick days, 2 personal days, and 11 holidays
On-site role in Reston, VA with travel up to 10% on short notice

Responsibilities

Collaborate with subject matter experts to tackle complex IC and DoD engineering challenges
Lead projects and teams in a non-management capacity, guiding technical work and deliverables
Partner with colleagues to develop new methodologies, tools, and products for deliberate planning and crisis support operations
Contribute across multiple areas, including:
- Reverse engineering of facilities, hardened structures, infrastructure, equipment, and networks (chemical, biological, nuclear, and utility systems)
- Criticality node identification
- Vulnerability analysis
- System analysis and modeling (cumulative and combined effects)
- High performance computing and multi-physics simulations (CFD, FEM, etc.)
- Damage mechanism propagation and modeling of damage effects
- Equipment fragility and reconstitution analysis
- Materials analysis
- Test and evaluation to verify and validate modeling and engineering capabilities
Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

Active Top Secret clearance with SCI and CI polygraph eligibility
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field; or five years of directly related operational experience in lieu of a degree
Minimum five years of experience designing, installing, maintaining, and/or repairing multiple industrial systems (mechanical, electrical, and/or controls)
Working knowledge of cooling, heating, ventilation, industrial water, wastewater, power, inert gas, compressed/instrument air, hydraulic, and/or fuel systems
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to produce technical reports, presentations, and briefings for technical and non-technical audiences
Travel up to 10% with ability to travel on short notice

Preferred Skills

Experience supporting an engineering or utility department for installations, facilities, or vessels (for example, a ship’s engine room)
Experience with nuclear, chemical, petrochemical, or manufacturing facilities
Operational experience in plant processing, including startup, operations, and safety procedures

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Engineering - Senior Optical Engineer

Grote Industries Madison, IN

9d ago

Full time Senior CAD Design

Senior CAD Design

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Job Description

Senior Optical Engineer based in Madison, IN (onsite) responsible for the design, validation, and support of automotive exterior lighting systems for heavy-duty OEM customers. Leads optical design activities, collaborates across functions, and ensures regulatory, performance, durability, quality, manufacturing, and cost targets while mentoring less-experienced engineers.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with project team members to capture requirements and develop new or improved lamp concepts that satisfy regulatory, customer performance, durability, and quality targets while aligning with internal manufacturing processes and cost goals.
Lead optical system design for lamps using LEDs, reflectors, Fresnel or pillow optics, thick/TIR lenses, light pipes, and related components, leveraging LucidShape and other design tools.
Plan and coordinate testing of lamps and components using goniometers, integrating spheres, spectroradiometers, and related equipment to verify compliance with all specifications.
Create, improve, and document design, simulation, and test standards related to lamp optical design.
Research, interpret, and apply applicable regulatory requirements and industry standards including FMVSS 108, UN Regulations R148–R150, and SAE Lighting Systems Group standards.
Partner with Manufacturing and Quality teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues in manufacturing processes and quality controls.
Work with Purchasing to source components and validate suppliers, ensuring purchased parts are properly designed/spec’d to industry standards, while minimizing cost and maximizing supply chain flexibility.
Coordinate with Sales on quotes for new or revised business and assist in customer management, including estimating part and capital costs.
Mentor other engineers on lamp quoting, design, manufacturing, validation, and related optical topics.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field with a minimum of 3 years of experience.
Extensive experience with LucidShape and associated optical design modules; familiarity with Zemax, SPEOS, or other optical design software.
Proven track record designing automotive lighting optical systems using LEDs, molded lenses (including thick lenses), and molded/metallized reflectors; other optical design experience considered.
Extensive hands-on experience testing and validating optical systems using goniometers, integrating spheres, and spectroradiometers.
Injection molded plastic part design knowledge, including tooling and plastic part assembly considerations.
Creo CAD experience preferred, with Catia or NX as additional options.
Ability to research, review, interpret, and apply regulatory requirements and industry standards, specifically FMVSS 108, UN Regulations R148-R150, and SAE Lighting Systems Group.
Advanced GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis skills.
Experience aligning simulations and analyses with optical design, including Vibration/Static/Thermal FEA, Thermal CFD, Mold flow analysis, and Part measurement/dimensional analysis.
Technologies and tools: LucidShape, Zemax, SPEOS, Creo, Catia, NX.

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