Optical Design Engineer

Our client is a world leader in the design and manufacture of customized photonics components and modules for industrial defense industrial and medical OEMs.

At our clients Northern CA Facility they are looking for a motivated individual to work in a team of Design Engineers interacting closely with Production Sales and Process Engineering to help create test and refine AO (Acousto-Optic) and EO (Electro-Optic) Components Assemblies Products through the entire development cycle from concept to release-to-Manufacturing. Because of the unique end products our customers sell the opportunity will initially focus on all technical aspects of prototype build and characterization and evolve into customer-based Product Design dependent on the successful Candidates experience and aptitude.

We are looking for an Individual with :

Bachelors or Masters in Science or Engineering

Professional Experience of 5-10 years in laser or photonics or optics industry.

hands-on experimental experience in a Laser / Photonics Laboratory

excellent interpersonal and communication skills

strong analytical thinking

Required and Useful Skills

experience using or developing acousto-optic devices or systems that use them (modulators beam deflectors switches filters) a strong plus

Hands-on experience with Opto-mechanical assemblies

Theoretical understanding of optical beam characteristics including diffraction

Gaussian beam and / or Ray trace modelling a plus

RF electronics background or experience a plus (Impedance transformation circuits)

MATLAB or equivalent software experience a plus

Thermal modeling experience a plus

UV and / or MIR optical experience a plus

Key Skills

Business Continuity Planning,Active Directory,C,Higher Education,AC Maintenance,Analytics

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1