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Optical Design Engineer - Biophotonics

Cupertino, United States of America💼 Full-time🗓 2026-04-28 → 2026-09-28

Core

Design and manufacture ultra-compact, high-precision micro-optical systems optimized for mass production.

Role type

Optical Design Engineer (Biophotonics)

Builds

Ultra-compact free-space optical systems and next-generation photonics devices

Domain

Biophotonics / Optical Engineering

Required skills

Optical system design, Tolerance analysis, Optical simulation, Prototyping, Programming (MATLAB/Python/C), Manufacturing specification

Preferred skills

High-precision micro-optical system design, Incoherent/coherent optical systems design, Sensing/metrology applications, Stray light analysis, Physical optics, Coherent optical effects

Technologies

Zemax, Code V, FRED, LightTools, MATLAB, Python, C

Responsibilities

Design, simulate, and analyze complex ultra-compact free-space optical systems; Propose optics designs, tolerance budgets, and testing/qualification approaches; Contribute to the design, implementation, and test of novel technology prove-of-concept devices and prototypes; Work in a team to develop next generation optics and photonics devices

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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