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Senior Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer

Santa Clara, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-30 → 2026-07-31

Core

Designing and qualifying next-generation photonic integrated circuit (SIPHOG™) gyroscopes for navigation in autonomous vehicles, drones, and industrial applications.

Role type

Senior Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer

Builds

High-precision optical-mechanical modules and subsystems for navigation systems

Domain

Aerospace/Defense and Autonomous Systems (Photonic Integrated Circuits)

Deliverable

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

Required skills

FEA analysis (strain, vibrational, thermal, shock), optical system design, opto-mechanical assembly, CAD (SolidWorks, Ansys), Zemax, tolerance analysis, optical material knowledge, hands-on testing and troubleshooting

Preferred skills

Master's or Ph.D. in Mechanical/Optical Engineering, experience with optical element vendors and design houses

Technologies

SolidWorks, Ansys, Zemax

Responsibilities

Perform advanced design, tolerancing, and FEA analysis for strain, vibrational nodes, model analysis, thermal and shock analysis; Responsible for optical system design based on experimental and system modeling; Assemble, qualify, and debug new optical-mechanical module systems and subsystems; Develop optical tooling and fixture to assist high-precision alignment and assembling process; Work with the Manufacturing department and supplier to support volume ramp and optical quality control

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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