Optical Systems Engineer

Voted one of the "Best Places to Work in Maine" for the seventh year, we are looking for talented professionals to join our rapidly growing team. With our innovative FlowCam technology and artificial intelligence platform, Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies is the global leader in flow imaging microscopy solutions for the Life Sciences industry. We make meaningful differences in the world by helping scientists develop new and safer pharmaceutical products, improve the quality of drinking water, and assist researchers in their understanding of marine and freshwater systems, among many other uses.

Our engineering team is growing, and we are seeking an Optical Systems Engineer to augment our product development program around our flow imaging microscopy platforms. The role will focus on both new product development and continuous improvements of Yokogawa Fluid Imaging’s current instrumentation suite.

The Optical Systems Engineer will report to the Engineering Manager and will have the support of our experienced, diverse engineering team. The preferred candidate will be a skilled Optical Systems Engineer with 5 years’ experience who has impeccable attention to detail and a focus on system design.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Optical and illumination design for microscopy, Zemax preferred
• Performance testing of optical systems
• Image processing

Experience and Technical Requirements:

• Product Design and Development Experience
• Developing prototype designs into volume commercial products
• Design of experiments, verification and validation procedure drafting
• Optical modeling/simulation: Zemax Preferred
• Familiarity with ISO 10110
• Ability to manage design iterations in an organized way
• Optical Design for Microscopy Experience
• Optical system design
• Laser system design
• Stray light analysis
• Illumination system design
• Tolerance studies for manufacturability
• Signal & Image Processing Experience
• Algorithm development, C/C preferred
• Familiarity with FPGA is a plus
• Microfluidics Experience
• Understanding of particle behavior in microfluidic channels
• Structured flow channel development
• Strong teamwork—collaborative, collective problem-solving skills
• Strong communications—expectation setting, presenting results, narrative structuring
• Organization—managing data, documents, and inquiries accordingly
• Customer-focus—internal and external
• Experience explaining technical material to nontechnical personnel
• Curiosity
• Communication Skills
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team
• Project management and technical project leadership experience is preferred
• Experience in designing capital laboratory instrumentation for research and process development applications is preferred

Education Level Required:

• M.S. in a relevant engineering discipline with 10 years of professional experience. PhD preferred.

Physical Requirements:

This position involves working in and moving around an office environment, lab, and assembly production environment. It involves extensive use of a computer. This role involves constant communication with employees, vendors, contractors, and business stakeholders. On occasion, work outside of regular business hours may be required. With or without reasonable accommodation, be able to:

• Work in office environment
• Use telecommunication tools
• Work in an engineering laboratory and occasional laboratory and assembly production environment
• Lift an instrument (up to 50 lbs)

We offer a complete benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD, life insurance, 401k matching, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, maternity leave, and corporate wellness programs and more.