Optical Engineering Team Lead & Lead Engineer

Nts Group; Nijmegen; Remote; EUR 67,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 vacation days

Pension plan

Travel allowance: max 50 km, €0.21/km

Job summary

NTS Optel in Nijmegen seeks a Team Lead Optical Engineering / Optical Lead Engineer to build and advance our optical engineering capability. You will lead a team of optical engineers and stay closely involved technically, translating customer needs into robust optical concepts and leading system integration and verification.

You will drive development, coach engineers, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-precision optical solutions for customer projects.

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Applied Physics, Optics, Photonics or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience developing optical systems, instruments or modules.
• Proven expertise in optical design, modelling and simulation, preferably Zemax.
• Hands-on experience with optical system integration, alignment and performance characterization.
• Experience in product development, including prototyping, verification and validation.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with customers and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience leading or coaching engineers and knowledge of imaging, microscopy, laser systems, optical metrology or related high-tech fields.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the optical engineering team, including recruitment and growth.
• Develop optical capabilities to meet current and future project needs.
• Translate requirements into optical concepts, specifications and solutions.
• Design, model, simulate and optimize optical systems; Zemax preferred.
• Oversee integration, alignment and performance validation of optical systems.
• Collaborate with mechanics, electronics, software and PM teams to improve engineering quality.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Collaboration

Education

MSc/PhD in Optics/Applied Physics

Tools

Zemax

Job description

NTS Optel in Nijmegen seeks a Team Lead Optical Engineering / Optical Lead Engineer to build and advance our optical engineering capability. You will lead a team of optical engineers and stay closely involved technically, translating customer needs into robust optical concepts and leading system integration and verification.

You will drive development, coach engineers, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-precision optical solutions for customer projects.