Research Scientist Photonics

Job ID:

• 6328 Date Posted: February 5, 2026 Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) is seeking a Research Scientist with a specialization in photonics to join our Strategic & Military Space (SMS) division. As a member of SDL’s embedded science team, you will work alongside leading SDL and AFRL scientists and engineers to advance cutting-edge quantum sensing and timing technologies with direct impact on national security in the space domain.


• This is an embedded research position supporting the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in Albuquerque, NM.
• The selected candidate will contribute pioneering work in integrated photonics, lasers and electro-optics, microwave photonics, optical communications and time/frequency metrology.

Position Location:

• Albuquerque, NM The Strategic & Military Space Division delivers advanced satellite and sensor systems that support the Department of Defense and the Intellig...