# Opto-Mechanical Engineer at Star Catcher

- Company: Star Catcher
- What the company does: Star Catcher is a space infrastructure company building a space-based energy grid that delivers power to satellites in orbit. Backed by Space Capital.
- Company website: https://star-catcher.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-21
- Apply by: 2026-10-14
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/star-catcher/jobs/4378644009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/star-catcher-opto-mechanical-engineer/

## About the role

Join our team of experienced and passionate space innovators driven to transform and expand humanity’s utilization of space. The creation of space-based power infrastructure is as impactful for space missions in the 2020’s and 2030’s as the advent of low-cost launch services was in the 2010’s. We seek individuals who share our passion for enabling people to do more in space and are not afraid to get their hands dirty to make our vision of the future reality.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Optical Engineering, or a related field or a related field, Master’s or PhD preferred
- At least five years of experience designing, analyzing and building opto-mechanical systems in an aerospace manufacturing environment or other relevant industry experience
- Strong understanding of the unique requirements and challenges associated with opto-mechanical systems for space missions
- Minimum 2 years Zemax lens design (CodeV ok), basic experience with stray light analysis (FRED, LightTools, Zemax non-sequential, or similar), and basic CAD expertise
- Fiber optics skills including cleaving, splicing, combining, core-alignment, connector termination, high density fiber routing, reflection/attenuation management, fiber inspection, loss budgeting/link engineering
- Experience building vendor relationships and managing custom optical component procurement and logistics

Tags: Engineering