Optical Engineer

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

PTO

Full benefit package

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals is seeking an Optical Engineer for a local Optics company in Albuquerque, NM. The role focuses on designing, developing, testing, and supporting optical components and systems for existing products and new initiatives.

The candidate will generate specs, perform feasibility assessments, and support fabrication, inspection, and verification activities with Zemax and SolidWorks. A strong background in geometrical optics and coatings is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in optics or related field required.
• 3–5 years in optical engineering or related field preferred.
• Knowledge of optical coatings and interference considered a plus.

Responsibilities

• Generate optical system and component specifications from system-level performance requirements.
• Design, analyze, develop, and tolerance optical components and systems to meet specifications.
• Evaluate optical design feasibility considering requirements, tolerances, manufacturing processes, and cost objectives.
• Develop fabrication, inspection, and test requirements and support design verification and validation activities.
• Perform and interpret optical testing using interferometry, ellipsometry, polarimetry, spectrophotometry, and custom test methods.
• Integrate optical and mechanical designs using Zemax and SolidWorks

Skills

Zemax

SolidWorks

Optical testing

DOE

Education

Bachelor's degree in Optics/Optical Engineering/Physics

Job description

Express Employment Professionals is seeking an Optical Engineer for a local Optics company.

Overview

The Optical Engineer designs, develops, tests, and supports optical components, assemblies, and systems for existing products and new product development initiatives. This role evaluates optical design feasibility based on performance requirements, tolerances, manufacturing capabilities, and cost considerations.

Responsibilities

• Generate optical system and component specifications from system-level performance requirements
• Design, analyze, develop, and tolerance optical components and systems to meet or exceed product specifications.
• Evaluate optical design feasibility considering requirements, tolerances, manufacturing processes, and cost objectives
• Develop fabrication, inspection, and test requirements and support design verification and validation activities
• Perform and interpret optical testing using equipment and techniques including interferometry, ellipsometry, polarimetry, spectrophotometry, and custom test methods
• Integrate optical and mechanical designs using software tools such as Zemax and SolidWorks
• and more......

Experience and Education Required

• Bachelor's degree in Optics, Optical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline
• Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of experience in optical engineering, optical design, optical testing, or a related field
• Theoretical and practical understanding of geometrical optics, aberration theory, interference, lasers, thin film coatings, and optical coating performance
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation
• Experience with New Product Development (NPD), stage gate processes, and Design of Experiments (DOE) preferred

Benefits

• Bonuses
• PTO
• Full benefit package offered

We look forward to hearing from you!