Optical Technical Lead

Fortive•Pittsburgh, PA

About The Position

Industrial Scientific’s product development team includes skilled engineers, designers and technicians in the disciplines of electrical, mechanical, and firmware engineering. Third-party design partners are used (both locally and abroad) to augment our in-house team or to provide specific expertise. For the most part, we build what we design – often in our modern manufacturing factory right here in Western Pennsylvania. We design and develop a wide variety of world-class gas detection instruments, sensors, accessories and infrastructure for worker connectivity and remote management. Our designs include the latest mixed-signal embedded computing technology, mechanical packaging, miniaturization, and compelling user-interfaces. We partner with a dedicated, in-house application software team providing feature-rich web-based applications that help our customers keep their workers safe. An Optical Technical Lead is a skilled professional who will lead the optical sensing domain, ensuring hardware and algorithms delivery best-in-class results. This person will often serve as the Lead Scientist in the ISC Stage-Gate Product Development Process. This position is responsible for the optical sensing design throughout the Product Development life-cycle. This position may occasionally be involved in Enhancement & Sustaining projects for ISC legacy products. This position is expected to work closely with various cross-functional groups to fully assure a properly designed product from concept to production.

Requirements

Minimum PhD in Physics, Optical Engineering or related field from an accredited engineering college or university
Minimum 5 years experience in optical sensing, photonics or sensor algorithm development
Demonstrated expertise in optical system design and signal processing
Demonstrated experience with hardware/firmware integration for sensor systems
Demonstrated analytical skills
Self-starter with the ability to work as part of a team while also meeting individual responsibilities
Able to work effectively in a formal product development team environment
Able to exercise independent, sound judgment and decision making
Able to commit to and work under deadlines
Demonstrated understanding of Stage-Gate development process
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly

Nice To Haves

Experience in environmental, gas or particulate monitoring
Proficiency in JIRA and JAMA
Experience using statistical analysis models
Experience in project management
Experience in regulated industries (e.g. medical devices, aerospace, automotive)

Responsibilities

Lead design, analysis and validation of optical sensing systems
Develop and refine algorithms for interpreting sensor output
Analyze data to resolve discrepancies between expected and actual performance
Collaborate with cross functional team to optimize hardware and system integration
Develop and maintain documentation for designs, validation protocols and algorithm development
Monitor advancements in optical sensing technologies and recommend updates to keep products best-in-class
Ensure compliance with relevant agency approvals and safety standards
Participate in technical reviews, cross-functional meetings and strategy sessions