Optical & System Designer – Illumination (m/f/x)
Core
Designing optical systems for next-generation semiconductor lithography to enable smaller, more powerful, and energy-efficient microchips.
Role type
Optical & System Designer (Illumination)
Builds
High-precision lithography optics and photomask systems for semiconductor manufacturing
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing equipment / Optics / Photonics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Optical system design (imaging and non-imaging), ray-tracing methods, automated optimizers, scientific programming (Matlab, Python), physics modeling of lithography systems
Preferred skills
AI methods for optimization or data analysis, experience in academia or industry (e.g., Postdoc)
Technologies
Zemax/OpticStudio, CodeV
Responsibilities
Design optics for new products or generations, optimize functionality, ensure optical performance analytically and numerically, translate interdisciplinary requirements into robust designs
Seniority
Mid-level IC