Tomas Avilez

Principal Optical Engineer

Tomas Avilez is the Principal Optical Engineer at Rocket Lab, holding this position since 2025. Prior to this role, they served as a Principal Optical Engineer at Geost, a LightRidge Solutions Company, from 2024 to 2025, and worked as a Senior Optical and Optomechanical Engineer at Optical Support, Inc. from 2016 to 2022. Tomas gained experience as a Senior Optical Engineer at Zygo Corporation from 2012 to 2016 and held engineering positions at BAE Systems starting in 2011. They earned a BS in Optical Engineering from the University of Arizona and are currently pursuing further studies in Optical Engineering at UC Irvine.

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Tucson, United States

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