Optical Design Validation Engineer

Job Title: Optical Engineer, Design Validation

Location: Onsite in Redmond, WA

Duration: 24 Months

We are looking for a candidate with experience in novel optical device design and metrology either as part of their PhD or industry experience.

Required: PhD degree in the field of Engineering, Optical Sciences, Physics

Must-Have Skills

• Expertise in diffractive optics, free-space optics, optical alignment, or optomechanics
• Proficiency with scientific programming languages (LabView, MATLAB, Python, Mathematica, etc.)
• Experience in statistical data analysis
• PhD degree in the field of Engineering, Optical Sciences, Physics,etc.

Nice-to-Have Skills :

• Electromagnetic modeling and analysis of nanoscale/metastructures (RCWA, FDTD algorithms)
• Hands-on experience with optical metrology tools (interferometry, image quality, polarization testing)
• Proficiency in optical design software (VirtualLab, Code V, Zemax, Light Tools, FRED)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with technical leadership team, technical program managers and other research scientists and engineers to devise and execute on design validation of novel optical devices towards program priorities
• Design, build and validate novel optical metrology systems towards supporting design validation activities
• Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, productization and system engineering teams to lead and support activity on research prototypes and scale up including pilot scale ramp and technology transfer to contract manufacturer.

Qualifications:

• PhD degree in the field of Engineering, Optical Sciences, Physics
• Experience in diffractive optics design, free-space optics, optical alignment or optomechanics
• Experience with scientific programming languages such as LabView, MATLAB, Python, Mathematica, or similar.
• Experience in statistical data analysis

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in electromagnetic modeling and analysis of nanoscale structures, metastructures, anisotropic materials, films, or holographic elements, using algorithms such as RCWA or FDTD.
• Experience in optical metrology tools such as interferometry, image quality testing, and polarization test
• Experience in LabView programming
• Experience in one or more optical design tools such as VirtualLab, Code V, Zemax, Light Tools or FRED.
• Experience in hardware prototyping (e.g., bench prototyping, basic electronics, and software system integration).