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Optical Engineer II

Astrix
Irvine, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/26/2026 CLOSED ON 1/29/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Optical Engineer II position at Astrix?

Pay Rate Low: 38.00 | Pay Rate High: 45.00

Exciting Optical Engineer development opportunity to work for a global leader dedicated to helping people see brilliantly. The largest device company in the world – with complementary businesses in Surgical and Vision Care

Optical Engineer II

18 month contract - Conversion potential

Pay: 38.00-45.00 per hour doe

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Holiday, PTO 401K matching

Join our dynamic R&D team to support the development and transfer of cutting-edge cataract and vitreoretinal products.

Position Summary

The Optical Engineer II supports manufacturing performance through process ownership, technical troubleshooting, equipment oversight, and technician support. This role ensures processes remain validated, resolves production issues, and drives continuous improvements in quality, yield, cost, and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

  • Process ownership to ensure manufacturing processes remain in a validated state and yields products that adhere to all specifications, requirements, and controls
  • Technical ownership to perform formal and/or informal root cause investigation and corrective action of product, equipment, material, or process non-conformances, anomalies, observations, etc.
  • Technician support- Availability to technicians to answer technical questions, provide guidance, and receive feedback.
  • Identifies and implements initiatives that improve customer facing quality, reliability, or cost reduction.
  • Identifies and implements initiatives that improve manufacturing yield, cycle time, supplier performance, flow, operator safety & ergonomics, process simplicity, clarity, repeatability, and robustness
  • Provides on-going oversight and assurance that production equipment is properly maintained, safe, and in a state of control at all times
  • Serves as a subject matter expert at specific product development phases for DFM, process development, and capability assessment reviews.

Required Qualifications

  • B.S. in Optical, Opto-Mechanical, Photonics, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering AND an advanced degree or 2–4 years of relevant industry experience.

Preferred Skills

  • SAP (or other ERP Systems) Experience with Zemax, ProE/Creo, or SolidWorks
  • Medical device manufacturing experience
  • Programming skills (preferred but not required)

This job description is a complete list of all desired skills but not all are required. We strongly encourage candidates who have some of the skills to apply. We look forward to a conversation to learn more about you!

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