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Senior Optical Design Engineer (f/m/d)

MünchenFull-time2026-07-22 → 2026-10-16

Core

Design and develop optical systems for quantum sensing platforms, specifically imaging and illumination systems for NV-diamond sensors.

Role type

Senior Optical Design Engineer

Builds

Custom optical systems (high-NA, wide-field, long-working-distance objectives) for quantum sensing and semiconductor inspection.

Domain

Quantum sensing / Photonics / Semiconductor metrology

Required skills

Optical system design, Zemax OpticStudio (sequential and non-sequential), Python, Radiometry, Etendue, Aberrations, MTF, Tolerancing, Lab alignment, Metrology

Preferred skills

High-power illumination sources, Laser safety, Quantum sensing (NV centers, ODMR), Semiconductor inspection, Failure analysis

Technologies

Zemax OpticStudio, Python

Responsibilities

Design optical systems from first principles, develop illumination concepts, model and optimize systems, build and characterize prototypes, define tolerances and error budgets, support manufacturing transfer.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC