Optical Designer

Anteryon B.V.; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 vacation days

Excellent pension plan

Culture Club

Job summary

Anteryon, based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, seeks an Optical Designer to develop and refine optical elements and subsystems for advanced camera and imaging systems. You will ensure designs meet system performance, manufacturability, and scalability targets while collaborating with process engineers, mechanical designers, and production teams.

The role requires a solid background in optical design for imaging or sensing, proficiency with Zemax/Code V/LightTools, and strong documentation and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Physics, Optics or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in optical design for imaging or sensing systems.
• Experience with optical design tools such as Zemax, Code V, LightTools, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize optical components and subsystems in line with system-level architecture and performance budgets.
• Perform tolerance, stray-light, and sensitivity analyses with explicit focus on manufacturability and production robustness.
• Translate optical performance requirements into practical manufacturing, alignment, and calibration constraints.
• Participate in system- and design-level reviews.
• Interpret measurement and test results from prototyping and production and provide feedback for design or process improvements.
• Create and maintain optical design documentation supporting industrialization and volume production.
• Align with process engineers to ensure optical designs are compatible with existing and future production processes.
• Monitor new optical technologies and assess their applicability within scalable imaging system platforms.

Skills

Optical design

Imaging/sensing systems

Zemax

Code V

LightTools

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Physics/Optics

Tools

Zemax

Code V

LightTools

Job description

Anteryon:

At Anteryon, we believe in the power of collaboration and partnerships. From the very beginning of every development, we are involved with our customers — co-creating, developing together, generating value and making progress. Our vision is crystal clear: We work transparently and share our talent, knowledge, and skills. We are driven to understand how the world works and are curious to innovate, design, optimize and stimulate new growth for all our team members and customers.

About Anteryon

Anteryon is an innovative high-tech company serving industrial customers with a focus on Europe and the United States. We design and manufacture advanced optical assemblies and precision elements for the semiconductor and photonics markets. With our own core technology, we create win-win situations that offer more opportunities for both people and the planet.

The job

As Optical Designer – Imaging Systems, you design and develop optical elements and subsystems that form a critical part of advanced camera and imaging systems.

You ensure that optical designs meet system-level performance requirements while being robust, manufacturable, and scalable for series production. You collaborate intensively with process engineers, mechanical designers, and production teams to translate optical concepts into reproducible industrial solutions.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Design and optimize optical components and subsystems in line with system-level architecture and performance budgets
• Perform tolerance, stray-light, and sensitivity analyses with explicit focus on manufacturability and production robustness
• Translate optical performance requirements into practical manufacturing, alignment, and calibration constraints
• Participate in system- and design-level reviews
• Interpret measurement and test results from prototyping and production and provide feedback for design or process improvements
• Create and maintain optical design documentation supporting industrialization and volume production
• Align with process engineers to ensure optical designs are compatible with existing and future production processes
• Monitor new optical technologies and assess their applicability within scalable imaging system platforms

We are looking for

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Physics, Optics or a related field
• At least 5 years of experience in optical design for imaging or sensing systems
• Experience with optical design tools such as Zemax, Code V, LightTools, or equivalent
• Strong understanding of optical principles including imaging optics, diffraction and polarization
• Proven experience designing optical solutions that have successfully transitioned into production
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary, system-driven development teams
• Strong documentation and communication skills
• Good command of both Dutch and English

We offer

• A competitive salary depending on experience,
• 25 vacation days and 5 additional leave days (with the option to purchase up to 8 extra days),
• The opportunity to work at a highly innovative company where you learn something new every day,
• An extensive benefits package, including a generous pension plan,
• A ‘Culture Club’ that organizes various activities for the staff.

The role is based in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

Acquisition by recruitment agencies is not desired.