Optical Design and Test Engineer

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Optical and opto-mechanical design of collimating and imaging optics using design tools such as Zemax and Code V 
• Translate system or subsystem requirements into optical design and manufacturing requirements 
• Generate engineering drawings of opto-mechanical designs and work closely with vendors/manufacturers to fabricate them 
• Understand the interplay of mechanical, thermal, and optical designs and components to meet system performance requirements 
• Characterization of optical elements and sub-assemblies 
• Develop and document test methods, processes, and procedures for system level characterization of Coherent Lidar systems
• Specify and source optical and electronic components required for testing 
• Analysis of collected data using software platforms such as Python 
• Work with Junior engineers and technicians for continual improvement in quality and productivity of the test operations
• Prepare documentation of test plans and data analysis to be presented to a multi-disciplinary team of engineers 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

• MS/PhD in optics/electrical engineering with 5 years of experience 
• Or BS in optics/electrical engineering with 8 years of experience in optical design, testing and characterization 
• Proficiency with optical system design tools such as Zemax and Code V 
• Proficiency with mechanical design tools such as Solidworks 
• Able to create specifications of precision opto-mechanical assemblies 
• Working understanding of semiconductor lasers operating at NIR wavelengths  
• Proficiency in MATLAB/Python 
• Experience with setting up complex test beds involving optical components such as lenses, mirrors, scanners, photodetectors, polarizers 
• Ability to adapt and operate under tight deadlines 
• Ability to interact with a multi-disciplinary team of electronic, photonic and mechanical engineers 
• Strong communication skills 

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS 

• Experience with using and handling optical fibers: single mode, multimode, polarization maintaining fibers. 
• Basic knowledge of integrated photonics devices/ silicon photonics and optical mode propagation in waveguides and fibers 
• Experience with test automation and implementation of data acquisition software in Matlab/Python/Labview