Smartphone Camera Optics Engineer: Miniature Lens Design

Enko; Tampere; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Enko Group seeks a Camera Optical Design Engineer to create high-performance optical systems for compact smartphone camera modules. You will drive design from concept to prototype, collaborating across optomechanical, electrical, and algorithm teams.

You will optimize MTF, tolerances, and desensitization, translate design into manufacturable solutions, and analyze metrology results to guide iterations. This is a hands-on, globally collaborating role in Tampere, Finland.

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Electrical/Optical Engineering or Physics.
• Hands-on lens design experience for consumer imaging products.
• Proficiency with lens design and ray tracing tools (Zemax, CodeV).
• DFM experience for high-volume production preferable.
• Experience with AF/OIS lens design optimization.
• Knowledge of lens-sensor integration constraints.

Responsibilities

• Design optical systems for miniaturized camera modules targeting flagship smartphone performance requirements.
• Execute optical performance analysis including MTF optimization, tolerance analysis, and desensitization.
• Translate optical designs into manufacturable solutions with distributed teams.
• Analyze metrology reports and drive corrective design actions based on measurements.
• Research emerging optical technologies for next-generation camera modules.

Skills

Lens design

Ray tracing

AF/OIS design

Lens-sensor integration

Miniaturization techniques

Simulation & optimization

Technical documentation

Communication

Distributed teamwork

Self-driven

MTF bench

Interferometer

Wavefront sensor

Education

MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics

Tools

Zemax OpticStudio

CodeV

Job description

Enko Group seeks a Camera Optical Design Engineer to create high-performance optical systems for compact smartphone camera modules. You will drive design from concept to prototype, collaborating across optomechanical, electrical, and algorithm teams.

You will optimize MTF, tolerances, and desensitization, translate design into manufacturable solutions, and analyze metrology results to guide iterations. This is a hands-on, globally collaborating role in Tampere, Finland.