Optical Design Engineer, Biophotonics

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted
157 days ago
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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Optical Design Engineer, Biophotonics

As an Optical Design Engineer - Biophotonics, you will join a dynamic team focused on developing next-generation optics and photonics devices. You will be responsible for designing, simulating, and analyzing complex, ultra-compact free-space optical systems while turning novel design concepts into systems optimized for mass production. Your daily work involves creating tolerance budgets, proposing testing and qualification methods, and contributing to the development of prototype devices. The role requires proficiency in commercial simulation tools such as Zemax, Code V, FRED, or LightTools, along with programming experience in MATLAB, Python, or C. You will solve technical challenges related to high-precision micro-optical systems, including incoherent and coherent optical systems for sensing or metrology applications. Your work involves addressing complex issues like stray light analysis, physical optics, and coherent optical effects within an interdisciplinary team environment.

What you'll do

  • Design, simulate, and analyze complex, ultra-compact free-space optical systems.
  • Develop tolerance budgets and define testing and qualification methods for optical designs.
  • Translate novel optical design concepts into systems optimized for mass production.
  • Build and test proof-of-concept devices and prototypes using new technologies.
  • Perform stray light analysis, physical optics, or coherent optical effects modeling.
  • Design high-precision micro-optical systems for sensing or metrology applications.
  • Specify optical components and design systems specifically for manufacturability.

What we're looking for

  • BS degree in Optics, Physics, EE, or a related field.
  • Experience with at least one commercial optics simulation tool such as Zemax, Code V, FRED, LightTools, or equivalent.
  • Programming experience using MATLAB, Python, C, or similar tools.
  • 10+ years of relevant industry experience (preferred).
  • MS or PhD degree in Optics, Physics, EE, or a related field (preferred).
  • Familiarity with design, simulation, optimization, and tolerance analysis of complex free space optical systems (preferred).
  • Experience designing incoherent and coherent optical systems (preferred).
  • Experience with sensing/metrology applications, manufacturability, stray light analysis, physical optics, or coherent optical effects (preferred).

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