Automotive Exterior Lighting Optical Engineer (Onsite)

Intellectt Inc; Silao (Ciudad); On-site; MXN 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectt Inc seeks an experienced Optical Engineer to join the automotive exterior lighting team in Guanajuato, Mexico. The role focuses on designing, simulating, and optimizing lighting components for headlamps using industry tools.

The candidate will collaborate with mechanical, tooling, and quality teams, perform lamp measurements, validate optical performance, and translate customer requirements into robust specifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Optical Engineering or related field.
• 3-5+ years of experience in automotive exterior lighting optical design, simulation, or validation.
• Hands-on experience with optical design tools (LucidShape/Ansys Speos/ZEMAX).

Responsibilities

• Design and develop optical components for automotive exterior lighting including reflectors, lenses, light guides, and thick-wall optics.
• Perform optical simulations, evaluate light distribution, and optimize designs to meet photometric requirements.
• Collaborate with mechanical design, tooling, manufacturing, and quality teams to address optical design and production challenges.
• Conduct physical lamp measurements, prototype evaluations, and laboratory validation to verify optical performance.
• Translate customer requirements and automotive lighting regulations into optical design specifications.
• Support concept development, feasibility studies, design release, validation, tooling, and industrialization.
• Prepare technical reports, simulation results, and customer presentations.
• Troubleshoot optical performance issues during product development and production.

Skills

Optical design

Optical simulation

Photometry

Light distribution

3D CAD

Communication

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering

Master's degree in related field

Tools

LucidShape

Ansys Speos

ZEMAX

CATIA

Siemens NX

SolidWorks

Job description

Intellectt Inc seeks an experienced Optical Engineer to join the automotive exterior lighting team in Guanajuato, Mexico. The role focuses on designing, simulating, and optimizing lighting components for headlamps using industry tools.

The candidate will collaborate with mechanical, tooling, and quality teams, perform lamp measurements, validate optical performance, and translate customer requirements into robust specifications.