Optical Systems Engineer

Fab2 • Austin, TX

4d • $130,000 - $200,000

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Optical Systems Engineer to join our team. This role is for someone who has a proven track record of rapidly prototyping complex optical systems and advancing them to the next stage of production. Our philosophy is to get things built and tested in days or weeks, not months. The core responsibility of the job is the design, assembly, testing, and debugging of new optical systems and the associated mechanical components. You’ll be responsible for building new systems as well as integrating off-the-shelf products, such as motion stages and metrology equipment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Optical Engineering, Optical Sciences, Physics, or Mechanical Engineering with demonstrated optical design work
• 3+ years of industry experience designing and implementing optical systems
• Working fluency in optical design and analysis: first-order layout, aberration theory, tolerance analysis and Monte Carlo yield prediction, and stray light analysis
• Familiarity with Zemax or similar optical simulation tools, including both sequential and non-sequential ray tracing
• Hands-on optical alignment and test experience. For example interferometry wavefront error measurement, and troubleshooting
• Mechanical 3D CAD experience

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of precision machine design fundamentals: exact-constraint design, kinematic couplings, flexures, error budgeting, structural loops, and tolerance analysis
• Structural, Thermal, Optical Performance: modeling how mechanical deflection and thermal drift degrade optical performance
• Experience with UV or DUV (deep ultraviolet) wavelengths, including material, coating, and contamination constraints
• Experience at an early-stage startup
• Familiarity with firmware, controls, or electrical engineering

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and develop precision optical and optomechanical components and systems
• Build, align, and test optical systems on the bench
• Build new systems and integrate off-the-shelf products, such as motion stages and metrology equipment
• Perform detailed analysis and simulation to evaluate system designs and meet constraints, including optical performance modeling
• Work with suppliers to source components and materials, including custom optics fabrication
• Design lens mounting components and methods

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off inclusive of Holidays and Sick Time
• Visa Sponsorship
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Weekly Learning & Development opportunities
• Commuter Benefits including Parking and Late Night Uber rides from the office
• Lunches daily, Dinners 3x per week, Stocked Office Kitchen with Snacks and Spindrifts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level