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Senior Optical Engineer

Fremont, United States💼 Full-time💰 $160,000–$160,000🗓 2026-10-01 → 2026-10-07

Core

Lead research, design, and delivery of high-end optical metrology tools for semiconductor manufacturing process control.

Role type

Senior IC optical engineer (metrology systems) (via careerplan.io/jobs/A5-007-26-277-senior-optical-engineer)

Builds

Optical metrology tools and opto-mechanical/electro-optical modules for semiconductor process control

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing / Optical metrology

Required skills

Optical system design, physical modeling, simulations and analyses of physical effects, lab setup design and implementation, vendor management, MATLAB, Python, Zemax, CodeV, image processing, semiconductor equipment experience

Preferred skills

Spectral Ellipsometric systems knowledge, optical design software expertise, image processing skills

Responsibilities

Lead optics team research, designs, deliveries and support; Develop physical models; Conduct optical system design; Perform simulations and analyses of tool-related physical effects; Conduct lab tests for feasibility studies, root cause analysis and design qualifications; Manage vendors and control their activities; Establish interfaces with HW and system teams; Own team deliverables documentation for production transfer

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC