Optics/Lighting Engineer

4 weeks ago


Plymouth, United States Hire Quality Strategies Full time $125,000 - $140,000
Job Summary:
  • Design optics for interior and exterior automotive lighting products, and perform day-to-day lighting-related tasks, including designing optics with Lucidshape, SPEOS, and/or CATIA.
  • Attend customer and internal meetings; and test, troubleshoot, and write optical performance reports.
  • Work directly with an Optics Technical Specialist to deliver quality optics designs that are manufacturable with injection molding techniques, and that meet customer and manufacturing requirements.
  • Evaluate tradeoffs in concept designs using CAD, predictive engineering, value analysis/value engineering, testing, and simultaneous engineering with the manufacturing plants.
  • Provide the necessary information to support designs that can be manufactured cost effectively while meeting customer requirements including performance and durability.
  • Provide optics prescriptions that perform in production tooled components as predicted by simulations on a First Time Through basis to avoid tooling changes and program timing effects.
  • Follow the project through customer testing and into production.

YOUR KEY ATTRIBUTES:
  • You have 7+ years of experience in the automotive optical lighting field.
  • Master's degree focused in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related engineering discipline preferred.
  • You are knowledgeable in the following areas:
    • Basic optics principles.
    • Law of reflection.
    • Law of refraction.
    • How scattering works.
  • You are able to learn and work in a fast-paced environment and occasionally travel as needed.
  • You are accountable and demonstrate integrity by delivering what is promised.
  • You are stoked by challenges, pushing to create something new - never settling simply for “the way it’s always been done.”
  • You find new and effective ways to streamline processes for max efficiency.
  • You are a self-driven team player with a can-do attitude ready to step up and help others without being asked.
  • You’re organized, highly efficient and know how to develop specific goals and prioritize with minimal supervision.

BE ON THE TEAM, AND YOU’LL ENJOY:
  • Opportunity to grow and develop your career with high internal and external visibility.
  • Tuition Reimbursement.
  • We offer an inclusive environment that encourages diverse perspectives and ideas.
  • Competitive Pay and Benefits package.
  • Flexible work schedules and generous paid holidays/vacations.
  • Matching 401k.
  • Employee discounts.
  • …and SO much more

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.

About Hire Quality Strategies:

Hire Quality Strategies is a professional placement recruiting firm. We assist applicants with hiring into positions with our clients. We have a multitude of connections in the Midwest, and have clients throughout the US. Positions listed are current openings with clients. If you are not seeing a position that matches your experience, please email your resume to CWilson@hqsjobs.com and follow Hire Quality Strategies on LinkedIn to stay in touch



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