Optical Engineer

Role: Optical Engineer IILocation: 100% Onsite at Redmond, WADuration: 10 Months contract on W2 (Possible Extension to long term)We are seeking an Optical Engineer, This role requires skills in optical system design and building, knowledge in various optics fields, and experience with scientific experiments and data analysis. An ideal candidate enjoys solving challenging optics problems, refining the quality and precision of the optical system with thorough analysis and experiments and iterating efficiently with detail-oriented and data-driven processes.Job Responsibilities:Develop optical components, sub-assemblies, and optical systems for novel display systemsBuild and operate automated optical fabrication systems in the lab environmentDesign and build automated metrology system and acquireanalyze the dataImplement and conduct optics simulations using commercial software or scientific programming languagesHandle and catalogue optical components and manage lab equipment's and environmentMajor work in Optical Laboratory.Help the team with optical building, fabricationConduct optical simulation and metrology.Handlingcleaning opticsMust-Have Skills:Holographic Optical Element fabricationComplicated optical systems (Interferometer, Optical tomography, Microscopy)Experiences on Matlab, Zemax, etc.Should be able to use Laser: Laser Safety EducationExp with building complicated systemsNice-to-have Skills:Skills of optic stimulation tools,Run and write optical stimulation codeMinimum QualificationsBS degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline with 3+ years of experience; or Master's degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline with 2+ years of experience or equivalent experience.Hands-on experience in implementing complex optical experiment systems from concept to benchtop system validation.Familiarity with diffractive optics, ray optics, optical metrology and characterization.Previous training of optical laboratory, including laser safety, handlingcleaning optics, etc.3+ years of experiences with scientific programming language (MATLAB or Python)Abilities to summarize experimental results through visualization and documentation.Preferred QualificationsExperience with holographic optical element fabrication or laser interferometer systems.Experience with optomechanical instruments (e.g. mechanical stages, motion controllers) and metrology instruments (e.g. spectrometer, polarimeter, CCDCMOS sensors, spatial light modulators, etc.).Experience with automation programming in a laboratory setting (instrument interface, motion control, image acquisition, data collection and analysis) using MATLAB or Python.Experience with writing custom optic simulation software or simulations with commercial software (Zemax, CodeV, Lightools, etc.) to model novel optical systems, and optimize systems using numerical techniques.Experience with clean room experiments or optical coatinglamination.Experience with specialty optics, e.g. Bragg volume gratings, diffractive optics, polarization optics, etc.Experience with handling and processing of photopolymers.Proven track record of solving difficult problems and achieving high-quality and significant results in optical systems, as demonstrated by first-authored publications at leading workshops or conferences, presentations, journal articles, patents, etc.

Created: 2025-02-21