Senior Optical Engineer — Vision Systems for Ophthalmology

Horizon Surgical Systems, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

401k with company match

Remote days

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Company holidays

Job summary

Horizon Surgical Systems Inc. is seeking an experienced Optical Engineer to contribute to an ophthalmic visualization system for robotic surgery. You will collaborate with optical, mechanical, electrical and software teams to design and validate a multimodal imaging platform.

The role emphasizes bench-level design, prototype construction, alignment, calibration and contributions to product iterations within a medical-device quality framework.

Qualifications

• Experience in construction, alignment and calibration of optical systems (bench prototypes and commercial systems).
• Familiarity with optical design tools (Zemax, Code V or OSLO).
• Familiarity with CAD software (SolidWorks).
• Strong understanding of practical optics, opto-mechanical design and tolerancing (GD&T).
• Experience with Optical Coherence Tomography systems.
• Experience developing medical devices and understanding quality management systems and design controls.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the optical and opto-mechanical design of a multi-modality surgical imaging platform.
• Construct, align, calibrate and maintain advanced prototype systems and release candidates; coordinate with electrical, mechanical, and software teams.
• Devise, maintain and execute SOPs for construction, alignment and calibration of prototypes.
• Construct and evaluate modular bench prototypes to demonstrate design capabilities.
• Gather feedback from early users and pilot studies; work with product management to iterate on design.
• Operate within a quality management system for traceability and collaboration.
• Participate in DfM efforts to ensure manufacturability and serviceability.

Skills

Optical design

Ophthalmic imaging

Multimodal imaging

Alignment & calibration

Quality systems

Education

B.S./M.S./PhD in optical/electrical engineering or physics

Tools

Zemax

Code V

OSLO

SolidWorks

Job description

Horizon Surgical Systems Inc. is seeking an experienced Optical Engineer to contribute to an ophthalmic visualization system for robotic surgery. You will collaborate with optical, mechanical, electrical and software teams to design and validate a multimodal imaging platform.

The role emphasizes bench-level design, prototype construction, alignment, calibration and contributions to product iterations within a medical-device quality framework.