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Analytics Engineer
Benchmark Utility Services
Remote, United States
The Analytics Engineer builds and supports the reporting, data preparation, and business solutions layer of the technology environments NextEra delivers to its clients. This role turns…
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Senior RF Spectrum Engineer
The Aerospace Corpor
Colorado Springs, CO
- $129,000 to $249,600 USD / year
We are seeking a Senior RF Spectrum Engineer (Engineering Specialist or Senior Engineering Specialist - Communications Systems Engineering) to support multiple facets of spectrum management…
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Flight Dynamics Engineer
The Aerospace Corpor
Colorado Springs, CO
- $132,900 to $249,600 USD / year
Project Leader/Senior Project Engineer to join the EOFDD team. The selected candidate will provide expertise for a wide range of customer flight mechanics needs, supporting both analysis…
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Applied AI Engineer
Becoming
San Francisco, CA
We are seeking an Applied AI Engineer to help build the software, infrastructure, and data systems that power our biological intelligence platform.
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Optics Engineer
Becoming
San Francisco, CA
We are hiring an Optics Engineer to architect and own optical subsystems within Becoming’s integrated hardware platform.
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Machinist / Prototype Fabrication Engineer
Becoming
San Francisco, CA
- $90,000 to $140,000 USD / year
Our work requires highly customized hardware. We are looking for an exceptional Machinist / Prototype Fabrication Engineer to help us build it.
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Robotics Engineer (Product / Electrical)
Becoming
San Francisco, CA
We are hiring a Robotics Engineer (Product / Electrical) to design and own end-to-end hardware products at the core of Becoming’s platform.
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2026-2027 Process Engineer Co-op - Doctorate (Gloucester, MA)
Applied Materials
Gloucester, MA
- $47 to $50 USD / hour
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2027 Spring Electrical Engineer (Controls, PCB) Co-op BS or MS (Gloucester, MA)
Applied Materials
Gloucester, MA
- $31 to $41 USD / hour
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Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer Asc - Level 1
Lockheed Martin
Chelmsford, MA
The Associate RF / microwave engineer will support the manufacturing of complex multi-function modules used in challenging high-reliability applications. The engineer will be responsible…
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Manufacturing Engineer 2 - Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) 31057
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Pocasset, MA
The Manufacturing Engineer II supports the development, documentation, and execution of manufacturing processes for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) in a defense contracting environment.…
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Staff Electrical Engineer
QinetiQ
Devens, MA
…submarine systems, and we're looking for a Staff Electrical Engineer who wants to help shape what comes…
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Staff Mechanical Engineer
QinetiQ
Devens, MA
QinetiQ US is seeking a motivated Mechanical Engineer who will participate in mechanical design, support prototype build, and the production of military and commercial products. Products…
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Senior Systems Engineer
QinetiQ
Devens, MA
The Senior Systems engineer is responsible for logical and systematic assembly of test and evaluation protocols based upon customer and derived system requirements. The successful candidate…
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Senior Systems Engineer
QinetiQ
Devens, MA
The Senior Systems engineer is responsible for logical and systematic assembly of test and evaluation protocols based upon customer and derived system requirements. The successful candidate…
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Staff Mechanical Engineer
QinetiQ
Devens, MA
QinetiQ US is seeking a motivated Mechanical Engineer who will participate in mechanical design, support prototype build, and the production of military and commercial products. Products…
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Senior AI Engineer
Premier Global Links
San Francisco · San Francisco, CA
- $180,000 to $275,000 USD / year
Premier Global Links LLC is seeking an experienced Senior AI Engineer for an innovative financial technology company developing AI-powered business software, financial products, and…
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UX Designer (Ref# UXD116SM)
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…or a related occupation including Interface Designer, Design Engineer, or related experience. Position requires 2 years of experience with user experience (UX), user interface (UI) design,…
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Product Engineer Materials
Ford Motor Company
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…utilized in Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Battery Pack. The engineer provides dedicated technical ownership of 2K adhesive and foam material specifications, supplier testing and data…
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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Sinch America Inc.
Denver, CO
- $155,000 to $186,000 USD / year
We are hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to make those integrations work in the real world. You will embed with customer engineering and operations teams, use modern AI development tools…
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AI Operations Administrator - Gravitee - Remote US
SitusAMC
Jefferson City, MO
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Sr Staff Applications Operations Engineer - Engineering Tools Automation & AI Ops
GE Aerospace
Saint Louis, MO
- $131,000 to $174,000 USD / year
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Sr Staff Applications Operations Engineer - Engineering Tools Automation & AI Ops
GE Aerospace
Kansas City, MO
- $131,000 to $174,000 USD / year
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Cloud DevOps Engineer - AWS & Python
U.S. Bank
Earth City, MO
U.S. Bank is seeking a Cloud DevOps Engineer, AWS & Python to join the ISS DevOps / Cloud Enablement Engineering Team. This specialized engineering team partners with application,…
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Principal Automation Engineer Optical Inspection SME
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Wilson, NC
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Becoming

Optics Engineer

San Francisco, CA, United States

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Posting language: English
Posted: Jul 16, 2026

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About Becoming Becoming is building Developmental Intelligence: AI for predicting how organisms change over time. Most experimental systems fail when metabolic demands become too high. We are building systems that don’t - by combining engineered metabolic environments, sensing, control, and software into tightly integrated products that operate reliably over long time horizons. Hardware is core to our platform. It must work continuously, predictably, and under real biological constraints.

The Role We are hiring an Optics Engineer to architect and own optical subsystems within Becoming’s integrated hardware platform. This is a senior builder role. You will design stable, production-grade optical systems that integrate tightly with mechanical structures, electronics, firmware, and data systems - and you will be accountable for their real-world performance. This is not a research imaging role. You will think in terms of alignment stability, signal integrity, manufacturability, and long-duration runtime. You will define specifications, make architecture decisions, and own outcomes.

What You’ll Own

End-to-end ownership of optical subsystems inside complex hardware platforms
Optical path architecture: illumination, detection, filtering, and signal optimization
Component selection with attention to stability, lifecycle, and manufacturability
Mechanical integration and alignment strategy under thermal and environmental constraints
Electrical integration of detectors and signal acquisition systems
Signal-to-noise optimization and drift mitigation
Calibration frameworks and long-term stability validation
Prototyping, stress testing, and failure analysis
Documentation and standards that enable scaling

Who You Are

You are someone who:

Operates with high agency - you identify problems, define solutions, and execute
Takes end-to-end ownership of what you build
Brings high energy to complex, ambiguous engineering challenges
Acts with high integrity - you are honest about tradeoffs, risks, and failure modes
Communicates directly and clearly, especially when something won’t work
Is self-aware about your strengths and gaps, and proactively fills them
Thinks like a systems integrator, not a narrow specialist
Cares deeply about understanding systems at a first-principles level
Have built optical systems that operated outside of controlled lab demos
Think in systems, not just ray traces
Understand how optical decisions impact mechanical tolerances and electrical noise
Surface limitations and risks clearly
Prefer robust architectures over fragile precision
Stay composed debugging signal degradation in live systems
Raise the technical bar around you
You take responsibility for whether the signal holds up over time - not just whether the design simulated correctly.

Strong Signals

Degree in optics, physics, electrical engineering, or equivalent demonstrated depth
Experience designing and shipping integrated optical systems
Strong first-principles understanding of optical design and detection physics
Experience integrating optics with mechanical and electrical platforms
Demonstrated ownership of systems operating under real-world constraints
Ability to operate without rigid process scaffolding or heavy vendor abstraction
Competitive salary and meaningful equity
Full benefits
High-trust, high-ownership environment
Rapid growth in scope and responsibility

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Firmware
Research
Hardware platforms
Documentation
Debugging
Electrical engineering

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