AR/VR Design Validation Engineer

What you'll do

• Lead end-to-end design validation for next-generation optical display components.
• Develop and validate optical simulation capabilities by closing the feedback loop with real build data.
• Define characterization pipelines, build plans, and data architecture to establish rigorous design-to-performance validation.
• Develop specifications and critical performance metrics to guarantee component performance in high-volume manufacturing.
• Drive failure mode analysis and root-cause diagnosis to improve predictive simulation capabilities.
• Analyze results and communicate technical findings to cross-functional teams in product design and manufacturing.

What we're looking for

• BS in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Established track record of correlating optical simulations with measured hardware performance in industry or R&D settings.
• Proficiency with one or more optical simulation tools such as LightTools, FDTD, RCWA, Zemax, or Code V.
• Hands-on experience in optical design/metrology, display technologies, optical sensors, thin-film processes, or nanofabrication.
• Masters or PhD in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field (preferred).
• Experience with metasurfaces, diffractive optics, waveguide design, or consumer optical product development (preferred).
• Experience with engineering builds, high-volume manufacturing, or module integration (preferred).
• Working knowledge of optical measurement systems and statistical data analysis tools like JMP, Matlab, or Python (preferred).