Senior Optical Engineer

Highlights

• Own lenses, windows and mirrors from concept through qualification to production.
• Build perception systems for robotics, mobility and next-generation automation.
• Lead next-generation optical architecture studies and trade-off analyses.

What they offer

• Competitive salary and equity
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Flexible vacation and time-off policy

Ideal candidate

Hands-on optical engineer with a product mindset who loves owning hardware from concept to production. You thrive in fast-paced, cross-functional teams balancing performance, cost and manufacturability to ship real systems.

Requirements

• Master's or Ph.D. in Optical Engineering, Photonics, Physics or related field with 3-5+ years experience, or bachelor's with 7+ years
• Hands-on experience in lens or optical system design
• Proficiency with Zemax OpticStudio, CODE V or equivalent optical design software
• Strong fundamentals in geometrical and physical optics, imaging systems and aberration theory
• Experience defining optical requirements and specifications from system-level performance
• Experience with optical tolerancing, sensitivity analysis, Monte Carlo analysis and simulation-to-hardware correlation
• Hands-on experience with optical testing, characterization, system bring-up and validation
• Experience with lens manufacturing processes, optical materials, coatings and design-for-manufacturing
• Experience supporting optical designs through qualification and manufacturing introduction