Optical Test & Calibration Engineer for AR/VR Displays

Anduril Industries; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Bellevue, WA is seeking an engineer to advance display test and calibration for state-of-the-art mixed reality hardware used in national defense programs. You will lead the integration and testing of optical test stations, collaborate with suppliers, and guide production-ready solutions from requirements through vendor build and qualification.

This role blends deep technical problem solving with manufacturing readiness, contributing to cutting-edge EagleEye display work and

Qualifications

• BS in Optical Engineering or related field; equivalent experience acceptable.
• Experience delivering production-ready optical test stations to suppliers.
• Knowledge of image quality metrics and data analysis methods.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.
• Understanding of electro-optical system design, development, and testing.
• Experience with display and imaging metrics (luminance, chromaticity, white point, uniformity, contrast, MTF/SFR).
• Proven experience in reducing optical system errors through testing and validation.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration and test for optical test stations, focusing on near-to-eye displays.
• Collaborate with optical suppliers on procurement, status, testing, and anomaly resolution.
• Develop and bring up display test stations from requirements to vendor build and qualification.
• Create alignment plans and procedures for optical test equipment.
• Manage testing vendors to scale production of complex display assemblies.
• Define test setups and data to transition products from R&D to production.
• Validate measurement capability using Gauge R&R, MSA, and measurement uncertainty analyses.
• Analyze prototype and production optical system performance to identify root causes.
• Interface with test and evaluation teams for optical performance verification.
• Support NPI builds on site and provide rapid test support during ramp.

Skills

Image quality metrics

Data analysis methods

Optical systems knowledge

International suppliers

Electro-optical systems

Display metrics understanding

Test and validation

Education

BS in Optical Engineering

MS in Optical Science/Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Gauge R&R

MSA

Test stations setup

Vendor qualification procedures

Job description

Anduril Industries in Bellevue, WA is seeking an engineer to advance display test and calibration for state-of-the-art mixed reality hardware used in national defense programs. You will lead the integration and testing of optical test stations, collaborate with suppliers, and guide production-ready solutions from requirements through vendor build and qualification.

This role blends deep technical problem solving with manufacturing readiness, contributing to cutting-edge EagleEye display work and