Lead Optical Test & Calibration Engineer – AR/VR Displays

Hardware FYI; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Bellevue, WA, is advancing defense-grade mixed reality and display technologies. You will join a high-performing team to develop and optimize advanced display test and calibration processes and station architectures for top-of-the-line display system development and manufacture.

The role blends deep technical expertise with creative problem solving as you contribute to national defense initiatives while expanding capabilities in mixed reality and optical systems.

Qualifications

• BS in Optical Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• 6–9 years of post-graduate experience delivering production-ready optical test stations.
• Knowledge of image quality metrics and data analysis methods.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%.
• Understanding of electro-optical system design, development, manufacturing and testing.
• Experience with international suppliers of optical or display products.

Responsibilities

• Lead the integration and test for novel optical test stations, with a focus on near-to-eye displays.
• Coordinate with optical suppliers for procurement, status updates, and acceptance testing.
• Develop and bring up display test stations from requirements to vendor installation and qualification.
• Create alignment plans and procedures for optical test equipment.
• Manage integration and test vendors to scale production of complex display assemblies.
• Develop and review test setups, procedures, and data for transition from R&D to production.
• Validate measurement capability via Gauge R&R, MSA, measurement uncertainty analysis, and set test limits.
• Analyze prototype and production optical system performance to identify root causes.
• Interface with test and evaluation teams to qualify optical performance through lab/field testing.
• Support NPI builds on site and provide rapid-response test support during ramp.

Skills

Image quality metrics

Data analysis methods

Display and imaging metrics

Gauge R&R, MSA, SPC, DOE

Optical test station integration

International supplier experience

Prototype and production testing

Travel up to 25% for testing

Education

BS in Optical Engineering or related field

6–9 years post-graduate experience

MS in Optical Science or Optical Engineering

Job description

Anduril Industries in Bellevue, WA, is advancing defense-grade mixed reality and display technologies. You will join a high-performing team to develop and optimize advanced display test and calibration processes and station architectures for top-of-the-line display system development and manufacture.

The role blends deep technical expertise with creative problem solving as you contribute to national defense initiatives while expanding capabilities in mixed reality and optical systems.