Optical Systems Integration Engineer - Early Career

Lyte; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Flexible vacation and time-off policy

Inclusive work environment

Cross-functional cutting-edge tech

Job summary

Lyte in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an Optical System Integration Engineer to join the System Optics Team. This hands-on role targets recent graduates or early-career engineers with strong optics fundamentals who enjoy building, testing, and debugging real optical systems.

You will build and align optical setups, test components, perform beam alignment, run system tests, and develop Python scripts for automation and data analysis.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in optical/photonics engineering or related field.
• Strong optics fundamentals: geometric optics, lenses, imaging, Gaussian beams, diffraction.
• Hands-on laboratory experience with hardware, measurements, and setup.
• Comfortable with physical hardware and iterative alignment and debugging.

Responsibilities

• Build, align, and characterize optical lab setups and subsystems.
• Test and validate optical components and subsystems (lenses, windows, mirrors, lasers, detectors).
• Perform optical alignment (free-space, beam collimation) and optimize optical paths.
• Execute optical characterization and system-level tests and analyze data.
• Develop Python scripts for instrument control, test automation, and data processing.
• Assist with sensor prototyping and manufacturing process validation.
• Document setups, procedures, results, and conclusions clearly.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (electrical, firmware, software, mechanical).
• Participate in failure analysis and root-cause investigations.

Skills

Optical fundamentals

Hands-on aptitude

Python for data analysis

Data analysis & hypothesis

Communication of results

Problem solving

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Optical/Photonics or related field

Tools

Python scripting

Zemax OpticStudio

Code V

Job description

Lyte in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an Optical System Integration Engineer to join the System Optics Team. This hands-on role targets recent graduates or early-career engineers with strong optics fundamentals who enjoy building, testing, and debugging real optical systems.

You will build and align optical setups, test components, perform beam alignment, run system tests, and develop Python scripts for automation and data analysis.