Lead Meta-Optics & Waveguide Design Engineer

Myrias Optics; Amherst, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation Package

Full Medical and Dental plans

Company paid disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Myrias Optics in Amherst, MA is seeking a Senior Optical Design Engineer to lead the design of metasurface and waveguide components for external customers and internal products. You will head the optical design team and collaborate with engineers and scientists to push meta-optics, diffractive optics, and nanoimprint processes.

The role requires strong background in optical engineering, hands-on design and simulation, and experience managing a team in a startup environment.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or MS.c. with 5+ years of related experience in optical engineering, electrical engineering, or equivalent field.
• Strong experience designing and simulating optical components and systems (diffractive optics, imaging systems, waveguides, laser systems).
• Familiarity with metasurface physics and multiple optics modelling approaches.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day metasurface design and analysis using proprietary materials and processes.
• Develop simulation workflows and pipelines to advance our optical design environment.
• Design and simulate optical components and subsystems (waveguides, diffractive optics, meta-optics).
• Automate design tasks using Python and MATLAB for next-gen metasurface products.
• Coordinate with process development and production teams to bridge design and manufacturing.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

C/C++

Workflow automation

Education

MS/PhD in optics/EE

Tools

RCWA (S4)

FDTD (Meep)

Zemax/CodeV

RSoft

TMM

FEM

LightTrans

Job description

Myrias Optics in Amherst, MA is seeking a Senior Optical Design Engineer to lead the design of metasurface and waveguide components for external customers and internal products. You will head the optical design team and collaborate with engineers and scientists to push meta-optics, diffractive optics, and nanoimprint processes.

The role requires strong background in optical engineering, hands-on design and simulation, and experience managing a team in a startup environment.