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Principal Optical Scientist

Cambridge, MA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-10 → 2026-07-31

Core

Oversee and execute complex scientific research in optical spectroscopy, designing analysis algorithms, and training researchers on advanced spectral techniques and next-generation tools.

Role type

Principal Optical Scientist (Senior Scientist)

Builds

Next-generation spectral tools including Nonlinear Optical Imaging, Scan Probe Optical Imaging, and Ultrafast Optics systems for nanoscale materials characterization.

Domain

Nanoscale materials and device characterization, Optical Spectroscopy, Nanophotonics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Linear and nonlinear optics, nanooptics, nanophotonics, optical system design and construction, ultrafast laser-based spectral imaging, image processing and analysis, computer scripting, instrument software development, COMSOL multi-physics modeling

Preferred skills

Nonlinear optical microscopy, photonics, scan-probe microscopy, e-field modeling platforms

Technologies

COMSOL, UV/Vis, FTIR, Raman, Nonlinear Optical Imaging, Scan Probe Optical Imaging, Ultrafast Optics

Responsibilities

Plan and optimize research projects, train users on sample preparation and instrument operation, develop and maintain optical instrumentation, perform computational data analysis, maintain detailed records of instrument activity and maintenance.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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