Senior Optical Engineer

What you'll do

• Drive product vision and system-level architecture for visible-camera and IR navigation sensors.
• Design next-generation optical and IR sensor hardware for high-volume manufacturing.
• Lead optical architecture definition through internal trade studies and risk-reduction testing.
• Perform and oversee verification testing, including environmental qualification and performance characterization.
• Review test data to lead anomaly investigation and resolution.
• Mentor engineers and review designs to raise the technical standard of the team.
• Interface with manufacturing and supply chain teams to ensure designs meet project goals.
• Own performance budgets, design specifications, and system capabilities data.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in optical engineering, physics, or another engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of hands-on laboratory or work experience in optics, photonics, imaging, infrared sensing, or electrical/mechanical design or testing.
• 5+ years of experience in a computer programming language such as C++, MATLAB, and/or Python.
• Master’s degree or PhD in physics or an engineering discipline (preferred).
• Experience driving product vision and system-level trades for complex electro-optical products (preferred).
• Proficiency with optical analysis tools such as Zemax (preferred).
• Experience designing mixed-signal circuits, processors, FPGAs, and power supply components (preferred).
• Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.