Opto-Mechanical Engineer: Turn Optics into Scalable Hardware

Salience Labs Ltd; Town of Oxford; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Salience Labs Ltd in Canada is seeking an Opto-mechanical Engineer to join the Manufacturing team, bridging mechanical design, optics, and production engineering. You will design and validate opto-mechanical assemblies, align components, and work with global vendors to ensure robust, scalable production.

The role requires hands-on CAD work, optical modelling, and rapid iteration to solve mechanical and optical integration issues.

Qualifications

• Must be proficient in SolidWorks for mechanical design and drafting.
• Experience with Zemax or similar optical design/simulation software.
• Solid understanding of optics fundamentals (alignment, tolerances, beam propagation).
• Hands-on lab/manufacturing experience in opto-mechanical, mechanical, or optical engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design opto-mechanical components and assemblies (mounts, housings, brackets, alignment stages) using SolidWorks.
• Model and analyse optical systems and tolerances using Zemax.
• Translate optical design requirements into manufacturable mechanical designs.
• Perform tolerance analysis to ensure optical alignment across manufacturing variation.
• Build and test prototypes to validate opto-mechanical designs against optical performance targets.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and vendors to ensure designs are production-ready.

Skills

SolidWorks

Zemax

Optics fundamentals

Hands-on lab work

Tolerance analysis

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional communication

Vendor interaction

Education

Physics

Mechanical Engineering

Optical Engineering

Job description

Salience Labs Ltd in Canada is seeking an Opto-mechanical Engineer to join the Manufacturing team, bridging mechanical design, optics, and production engineering. You will design and validate opto-mechanical assemblies, align components, and work with global vendors to ensure robust, scalable production.

The role requires hands-on CAD work, optical modelling, and rapid iteration to solve mechanical and optical integration issues.