Optical Systems Engineer - Sensing Hardware

OSI Engineering; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

OSI Engineering in Cupertino, CA is seeking a Sensing System Hardware Engineer to join our advanced optics team. You will design and validate optical sensor systems, collaborate with Optical, Mechanical, Electrical, and Process Engineering teams, and help drive manufacturability and FA.

The role requires a degree in Optics or Physics (BS/MS or PhD), a strong optics background, and hands-on experience with Python/ Matlab; travel 10–20% is expected.

Qualifications

• Degree in Optics, Physics or equivalent; BS/MS or PhD.
• Strong background in optics, optical sensors, and measurements.
• Experience with lab software (Python/ Matlab) and ray-tracing or FDTD is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and execution of system integration, test, and validation strategies for optical sensors.
• Failure mode analysis, root-cause diagnosis, and system-level problem solving.
• Product simulation/analysis using software tools to support validation and characterization (e.g. Python, Matlab, Zemax, LightTools, JMP).
• Collaborate with Optical, Mechanical, Electrical and Process Engineering to deliver sensing solutions.
• Analyze data to drive design improvements and manufacturability, and support FA.
• Travel to support design/production/supplier teams (10-20%).

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Data analysis

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Optics or Physics

Tools

Python

Matlab

Zemax

LightTools

JMP

C/C++

C#

Job description

OSI Engineering in Cupertino, CA is seeking a Sensing System Hardware Engineer to join our advanced optics team. You will design and validate optical sensor systems, collaborate with Optical, Mechanical, Electrical, and Process Engineering teams, and help drive manufacturability and FA.

The role requires a degree in Optics or Physics (BS/MS or PhD), a strong optics background, and hands-on experience with Python/ Matlab; travel 10–20% is expected.