Remote Senior Optical Design Engineer — AI Imaging

SO-SEMI Technologies, LLC

United States

Remote

USD 120,000 - 190,000

Part time

10 days ago
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Job summary

Optopax, a Silicon Valley–based AI imaging solutions company, seeks a Senior Optical Design Engineer to lead advanced optical system development from simulation to integration. You will drive innovation in photonics, AI cameras, and embedded vision while collaborating with mechanical, electrical, firmware, and manufacturing teams.

Remote candidates within the US are welcome, with a preference for Bay Area presence to work on-site with Executive Management in San Jose, CA.

Qualifications

  • Master’s or PhD in Optical Engineering, Physics.
  • 5+ years experience in optical design and engineering.
  • Proficiency with optical design and simulation tools (Zemax, Code V).
  • Strong fundamentals in optics design, fabrication, DFM, tolerancing, and metrology.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design, simulation, tolerancing, and optimization of complex optical systems using industry tools.
  • Perform stray-light, ray-trace, wavefront, and photon budget analyses.
  • Translate customer specifications into design requirements and collaborate across teams.
  • Guide validation of designs via lab testing and metrology.
  • Mentor junior optical engineers and establish design best practices.
  • Drive innovation through research into new optical technologies and manufacturing techniques.
  • Communicate with customers to align optics performance with cost and manufacturability goals.

Skills

Zemax
Code V
LightTools
Lumerical
Metrology
Tolerancing
Mentoring
Python
MATLAB

Education

Master’s or PhD in Optical Engineering, Physics

Tools

Ansys Optics Studio
Zemax
Code V
LightTools
Lumerical
Quadra

Job description

Optopax, a Silicon Valley–based AI imaging solutions company, seeks a Senior Optical Design Engineer to lead advanced optical system development from simulation to integration. You will drive innovation in photonics, AI cameras, and embedded vision while collaborating with mechanical, electrical, firmware, and manufacturing teams.

Remote candidates within the US are welcome, with a preference for Bay Area presence to work on-site with Executive Management in San Jose, CA.

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