We are seeking to recruit a Principal Optical Engineer for our location in Jupiter, Florida.
The successful candidate will bridge multiple areas of technical expertise and experience to provide innovative and cost-effective solutions to demanding optical projection and imaging systems.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO):
Core technical:
- Invent new lens designs for complex opto-mechanical systems covering markets including digital imaging, aerospace and military, life-science, and entertainment.
- Provide advanced analysis and characterization of optical systems, including customized performance simulations, in order to demonstrate compliance with detailed specifications.
- Produce detailed optical tolerance and alignment budgets with as-built yield curves against performance metrics.
- Reduce customer specifications and technical governing documents into design and test requirements; track compliance and verification through design completion.
- Define (or develop) new compensation and optical performance tests to validate completed assemblies.
- Act as systems/technical lead on projects, as required.
- Present design outputs to the customer (write optical design reports and design review presentations including Preliminary Design Reviews and Critical Design Reviews)
Sales and business development:
- Support bid and proposal efforts thru preliminary designs and design evaluation.
- Frequent and direct customer contact on projects you are supporting.
- Write and present papers at technical conferences.
Personnel development and recruiting:
- Train other engineers on optical design methodologies, optical engineering best practice, and metrology
- Interact and partner with engineering teams in Huntsville, AL, and Jena, Germany.
- Identify, interview, and evaluate prospective new hires within engineering
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- Advanced degree; MS or PhD in Physics, Astronomy, Optics, Optical Engineering, or other equivalent area of expertise.
- Related experience: > 10 years in the area of lens design, metrology, and system integration.
- Proficiency in optical design and tolerancing using ZEMAX and/or CODE V.
- Experience with software tools to automate optical design and analysis tasks (e.g., CODE V and ZEMAX macro languages, Python, Matlab, etc.)
- Working knowledge of thin film physics and fabrication.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Must possess the following “soft skills”: Acts with Integrity, Attention to Detail, Clear Communicator, Goal Setting / Drives for Solutions, Prioritization/Multi-task, Problem Solver/Decision Maker, Self-Motivated, Team Player.
- Familiarity with illumination and scattered light analysis using ZEMAX, FRED, or LightTools is preferred.
- Knowledge of fabrication and manufacturing optical systems is highly desirable.
- Competence in project management and leading a small team of engineers/designers is preferred.
- Extended work hours may be required in order to meet project deadlines.
- May require travel in support of customer meetings.
- Relocation is strongly preferred, but not explicitly required, if an acceptable arrangement for remote location combined with extended onsite visits can be negotiated.
- U.S. Citizenship or qualified U.S. worker.