Senior Optical Design Engineer

4 days ago


San Francisco, California, United States STS Aviation Group Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Optical Design Engineer to join our team at STS Aviation Group. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for designing and developing next-generation optical sensors.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and Development: Utilize industry-standard tools such as Zemax and FRED to design and evaluate optical subcomponents.
  • Verification and Compliance: Verify compliance for optical sub-assemblies and conduct trade-off studies and design change recommendations.
  • Simulation and Analysis: Perform simulations including yield analysis, tolerancing, illumination control, and thermal optimization.
  • Vendor Partnerships: Partner with vendors to develop and bring manufacturable designs to production.
  • Test and Troubleshooting: Analyze data from test stations and troubleshoot imaging and non-imaging optics to determine compliance with specifications and root cause for failures.
  • Process Improvement: Develop new test methods and procedures, and work with suppliers for implementation.
Requirements
  • Experience: 10+ years of experience in optical design.
  • Education: BS in Optical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
  • Skills: Strong background in lens design and manufacturing for both lenses and diffusers. Fluent in standard design tools such as Zemax, CodeV, FRED, ASAP, MATLAB, Python.
  • Communication: Strong communications skills.
  • Production and Vendor Management: Production and vendor management experience, familiarity with optical supplier network.
  • Knowledge: Knowledge of time-of-flight or flash lidar based optical systems.
  • Advanced Education: MS or Ph.D. in Optical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
  • Specialized Knowledge: Experience designing optical systems for automotive or other harsh environments.


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