Optical Engineering Lead: Build & Grow High-Tech Systems

NTS

Nijmegen

On-site

EUR 67,000 - 89,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Salary range 6000–8000 EUR gross/月
27 vacation days
13 ADV days
Pension plan with PME
Travel allowance

Job summary

At NTS Optel, we are seeking a Team Lead Optical Engineering to build and strengthen our optical engineering competence while remaining hands-on with technology. You will lead a team of optical engineers, drive technical ownership for customer projects, and ensure designs meet performance standards from concept to realization.

You will translate customer requirements into optical concepts, oversee integration, verification, and validation, and collaborate with mechanics, electronics, software,

Qualifications

  • Strong communication and collaboration abilities to lead an optical engineering team.
  • Experience mentoring and coaching engineers on high-tech optical projects.
  • Ability to translate customer requirements into robust optical solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach and develop the optical engineering team.
  • Develop optical engineering capabilities to meet project needs.
  • Translate requirements into optical concepts, specs and solutions.
  • Design, model, simulate and optimize optical systems (preferably Zemax).
  • Lead system integration, alignment and validation activities.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across engineering disciplines.

Skills

Communication skills
Leadership experience
Collaboration skills

Education

MSc/PhD in Applied Physics/Optics/Photonics

Tools

Zemax

Job description

At NTS Optel, we are seeking a Team Lead Optical Engineering to build and strengthen our optical engineering competence while remaining hands-on with technology. You will lead a team of optical engineers, drive technical ownership for customer projects, and ensure designs meet performance standards from concept to realization.

You will translate customer requirements into optical concepts, oversee integration, verification, and validation, and collaborate with mechanics, electronics, software,

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