Senior Optical Engineer — Laser Systems Design & Impact

MKS Inc.; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

401(k) with company match

Life and disability insurance

11 paid holidays

Sick time

15 paid vacation days

6 weeks fully paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Spectra-Physics, Lasers Business Unit of MKS Inc. is seeking a Senior Optical Engineer to partner with cross-functional teams to develop platform extensions and improve optical designs of free-space and fiber-based laser systems.

You will report to the Senior Engineering Manager, R&D. You will design laser modules and systems for performance, cost, and reliability; define experiments and modeling strategies; build, test, troubleshoot, write reports and transfer designs to production;

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering and 5 years of industry experience or MS in Engineering and 2 years of industry experience.
• Experience designing and building optical systems and free-space beam alignment of laser oscillators or amplifiers
• Ability to set up and perform optical measurements, evaluate results, and clearly communicate conclusions

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer laser modules and systems for performance, cost, and reliability.
• Define experimentation and modeling strategies, build, test and troubleshoot laser systems, create reports and design documentation, and transfer designs to production.
• Interact with Electrical, Mechanical, Software and Manufacturing Engineers to drive design activities, performance and reliability evaluation, and systematic problem-solving.
• Travel up to 10% of time may be required.

Skills

Optical system design

Optical measurements

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS in Engineering

MS in Engineering

Tools

Gaussian beam propagation software

Ray-tracing software

Job description

Spectra-Physics, Lasers Business Unit of MKS Inc. is seeking a Senior Optical Engineer to partner with cross-functional teams to develop platform extensions and improve optical designs of free-space and fiber-based laser systems.

You will report to the Senior Engineering Manager, R&D. You will design laser modules and systems for performance, cost, and reliability; define experiments and modeling strategies; build, test, troubleshoot, write reports and transfer designs to production;