Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ: Luna) is a publicly traded, Virginia-based company with a diverse team of scientists, engineers, and business professionals developing and manufacturing cutting edge technologies and products. Operating globally in locations across North America, Europe, and the Middle East, we employ a disciplined and integrated business model designed to accelerate the process of bringing innovative solutions to market.

Luna is seeking a Mechanical Engineer II in our Blacksburg, VA office.

About Luna:

Luna's products allow researchers, engineers, and technicians to see what is happening in fiber to a degree of detail and accuracy unmatched by anyone else in the industry. Our test and measurement products assess everything from the fiber optics in financial data centers that support global stock exchanges to the communication systems in cutting edge military aircraft. Luna's ODiSI fiber optic sensing products enable customers to use optical fiber as a means of measuring the strain, temperature, or even shape of structures such as bridges, buildings, wind turbines, and spacecraft.

At Luna, you'll work with the some of the world's most gifted, curious, forward-thinking engineers, scientists and thought leaders to shape the future of fiber optic measurement and monitoring systems.

About the Role:

Luna's product engineering team in Blacksburg is looking for an entry level mechanical engineer to help in designing new sensors, instrument enclosures, and test fixtures to support our range of products. Using tools like SolidWorks and along with a team of other engineers, you would work to design, prototype, and test new sensor designs and instrument enclosures. We make use of fabrication methods that run the gamut from bent sheet metal through high volume custom injection molding and robotic assembly. As a mechanical engineer at Luna, you will gain exposure to the process by which a wide range of products are developed, tested, and released into production.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work as part of a team to design new fiberoptic sensors for use in demanding environments
• Design fixtures and processes for testing optical sensors and sensing instruments
• Design enclosures for electro-optical systems (desktop, rackmount, and hand-held)
• Help guide changes to existing and new designs to improve manufacturability
• Create procedures for the construction and testing of complex electromechanical products

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or similar
• 2-5 years of mechanical engineering experience
• Excellent communication, technical writing, analytical, and interpersonal skills
• Function well in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Experience with solid modeling CAD software (SolidWorks preferred)

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with laboratory test equipment (strain gages, thermocouples, etc.)
• Experience with fiberoptics
• Experience with standardized testing (IP rating, MIL-STD-810G, etc.)

Luna is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer - Luna provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, or service in the military or any other characteristic. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training. Luna expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment or discrimination based on any of the characteristics mentioned above.