Optical Systems R&D Engineer

Hexagon AB; Town of Skaneateles (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division is seeking an R&D Optical Engineer in the USA to design, develop, and validate advanced optical and electro-optical systems for industrial inspection solutions. You will work across the full product lifecycle and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to achieve high image quality and measurement accuracy.

You will contribute to optical architectures, perform modeling and testing, and ensure manufacturability and reliability while supporting

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Photonics, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.
• 1+ years of experience with optical system design.
• Experience with Zemax, Code V, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of optical alignment, lens selection, illumination, MTF, and FOV optimization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop optical and electro-optical systems from concept through production.
• Develop optical architectures for image quality, illumination, resolution, and measurement accuracy.
• Perform optical modeling, simulation, lens selection, alignment, MTF, and FOV analysis.
• Prototype, validate, and improve optical designs and technologies.
• Collaborate across Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Manufacturing, and Quality Engineering.
• Ensure designs meet performance, manufacturability, cost, and reliability requirements.
• Support optical engineering activities throughout the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with suppliers on manufacturability.
• Participate in design reviews and supplier evaluations.
• Research emerging optical technologies.
• Contribute to technology roadmaps.
• Promote continuous improvement.

Skills

Optical design

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelors in Optical Eng or related

Tools

Zemax

Code V

Job description

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division is seeking an R&D Optical Engineer in the USA to design, develop, and validate advanced optical and electro-optical systems for industrial inspection solutions. You will work across the full product lifecycle and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to achieve high image quality and measurement accuracy.

You will contribute to optical architectures, perform modeling and testing, and ensure manufacturability and reliability while supporting