Optical Design Engineer

Gooch & Housego PLC

$140K — $170K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelors or Masters in Science or Engineering
  • 5-10 years of professional experience in the laser or optics industry
  • Hands-on experimental experience in a laser laboratory
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Strong analytical thinking

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Production, Sales, and Process Engineering teams
  • Design and test Acousto- and Electro-Optic Products
  • Refine products through the release-to-manufacturing process
  • Focus on technical aspects of prototype builds
  • Evolve into product design responsibilities based on experience and aptitude

Benefits

  • Equal employment opportunity commitment
  • Diversity and inclusion in the workplace
  • Potential for growth and development within the role
  • Hands-on experience with cutting-edge photonics technology
  • Opportunity to work in a collaborative environment
Full Job Description
Job Type

Full-time

Description

At our Fremont, CA Facility, we are looking for a motivated Individual to work in a team of Design Engineers interacting closely with Production, Sales and Process Engineering to help create, test and refine Acousto- and Electro-Optic Products through release-to-Manufacturing. Because of the unique Products G&H sells, the Job will initially focus on all technical aspects of Prototype build and characterization, and evolve over time into Product Design dependent on the Candidates experience and aptitude.

We are looking for an Individual with:
  • Master's or PhD in Science or Engineering
  • Professional Experience 5-10 years in laser or optics industry.
  • Hands-on experimental experience in a Laser laboratory
  • Strong analytical thinking, including theoretical and other modelling in problem solving
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills


Requirements

Required and Useful Skills:
  • Hands on experience with Opto-mechanical assemblies
  • Theoretical understanding of optical beam diffraction
  • Gaussian beam and/or Ray trace modelling a plus
  • RF background a plus (Impedance transformation circuits)
  • MatLab or equivalent
  • UV and/or MIR optical experience a plus

Note: This job description is not intended to be exhaustive in every respect, but rather to clearly define the fundamental purpose, responsibilities and dimensions for the role. Therefore, this job description does not describe any individual role holder. In addition to the contents of this job description, employees are expected to undertake all other reasonable and related tasks allocated by their line manager.

Salary Description

$140,000 - $170,000 annually

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