Team Lead/Lead Engineer - Optical Engineering | NTS Optel

NTS; Nijmegen; On-site; EUR 67,000 - 89,000; Full time

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, we make it possible together. Technology inspires and drives us; it is our passion. Every day we work on unique solutions to complex challenges. Whether it's ultra complex or ultra precise solutions, we are proud of what we do and what we deliver. Want to combine your passion for optical engineering with developing people and leading high-tech customer projects? Are you driven by technical challenges, enjoy coaching engineers and want to take ownership of optical solutions from concept to realization? Then get started as Team Lead Optical Engineering / Optical Lead Engineer at NTS Optel and let's make it possible together.

Job Description

As Team Lead Optical Engineering / Optical Lead Engineer at NTS Optel, you will build and develop our optical engineering competence while remaining closely involved in the technology yourself. You will lead, coach and develop a team of optical engineers while contributing to customer projects as the technical lead for optical systems and solutions. From translating customer requirements into optical concepts to system integration, verification and validation, you will take technical ownership and ensure that our solutions meet the required performance standards. Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, you will strengthen our optical expertise and contribute to the successful development of advanced high-tech products.

Furthermore, your key responsibilities are:

• Lead, coach and develop the optical engineering team, supporting recruitment, onboarding, professional growth and knowledge sharing;
• Develop optical engineering capabilities, ensuring the right competencies and capacity are available to meet current and future project needs;
• Translate customer and system requirements into optical concepts, specifications and technical solutions;
• Design, model, simulate and optimize optical systems and modules, preferably using Zemax;
• Select and specify optical components and subsystems to meet technical and performance requirements;
• Lead optical system integration, alignment, performance characterization, verification and validation activities;
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including mechanics, mechatronics, electronics, software and project management, while driving continuous improvement and engineering quality.

Job Requirements

• MSc or PhD in Applied Physics, Optics, Photonics or a related technical field;
• Minimum 5 years of experience developing optical systems, instruments or modules;
• Proven expertise in optical design, modelling and simulation, preferably using 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 the ability to work effectively with customers and multidisciplinary engineering teams;
• Experience leading or coaching engineers is an advantage, as is knowledge of imaging, microscopy, laser systems, optical metrology or high-tech applications such as semiconductor, analytical, medical or photonics systems.

Your terms of employment

At NTS, we combine our passion for technology with innovative solutions to complex challenges. You get the freedom and confidence to fully use and develop your talents in a dynamic and energetic environment. We invest both in technology and in you as a future colleague!

With this challenge, we offer the following terms of employment:

• Salary from 6000 to €8000 gross per month
• Personal growth and development opportunities, for example through training and/or education;
• 27 vacation days and an additional 13 ADV days;
• Excellent pension plan with PME;
• Travel expense allowance paid monthly, with a maximum of 50 km per single journey and an allowance of €0.21 per km;

About NTS

We deliver unique solutions to complex challenges and drive technological advancement for our customers. By combining development, manufacturing and assembly, we play an integral role in bringing the supply chain together. We combine the best skills and brightest ideas into a working system for the world's most advanced Semiconductor, Opto-Mechatronics and Analytical solutions. For this reason, we have grown into a Tier-1 supplier to OEMs and an international player operating from various production sites in Europe, Asia and the US.

Although we offer our teams around the world a great place to work, we do not forget to remain firmly rooted locally. Ultimately, the core of NTS is our people. Their excellent manufacturing skills, customer‑focused mindset and clear technical solutions have made NTS what it is today. Together, we create a culture that everyone can be proud of because we make it possible together. That's why we take every opportunity to celebrate our people, our craftsmanship and our successes.

Interested?

For more information about this vacancy or our organization, please contact Amruta by email at [e-mail].

• Point of contact: [e-mail]
• Salary Scale (NTS Job Matrix NL ONLY)) : M (€5.555 - €8.715)