Automotive Lighting Engineer

Job Title: Optical Engineer – Automotive Exterior Lighting

Company: Intellectt Inc.

Location: Puerto Interior, Parque Industrial Santa Fe IV, Mexico (Onsite)

Employment Type: Contract

Job Responsibilities

• Design and develop optical systems for automotive exterior lighting, including headlamps, tail lamps, reflectors, lenses, and light guides.
• Perform optical simulations, photometric analysis, and light-distribution optimization using LucidShape, Ansys Speos, Zemax, or equivalent software.
• Analyze simulation results and implement design improvements to meet optical performance requirements.
• Collaborate with mechanical design, manufacturing, tooling, and quality teams to resolve optical design and production challenges.
• Support prototype development, laboratory testing, physical lamp measurements, and optical performance validation.
• Assist with automotive lighting regulatory requirements, product validation, and manufacturing feasibility.
• Prepare technical reports, simulation results, and design documentation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Photonics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 3–5 years of relevant automotive exterior lighting optical design, simulation, testing, or performance analysis experience.
• Hands-on experience with LucidShape, Ansys Speos, Zemax, or equivalent optical simulation software.
• Experience designing or optimizing reflectors, lenses, light guides, or thick-wall optical components.
• Strong understanding of geometric optics, photometry, illumination principles, and light distribution.
• Knowledge of automotive lighting photometric requirements and optical performance validation.
• Familiarity with 3D CAD tools such as CATIA, Siemens NX, SolidWorks, or Solid Edge is preferred.
• Ability to work onsite in Puerto Interior, Mexico.

Pay Scale

• Anticipated hourly pay range: $18/hr to $21/hr.

Benefits: No Benfits its a contract

Employees hired into this position are eligible for the following benefits, subject to the applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements:

Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision insurance options are available through a third-party provider. Employees are responsible for paying the full cost of their insurance premiums.

Retirement Benefits: A 401(k) retirement savings plan is available. No employer matching or other employer contributions are provided.

Paid Time Off (PTO): No PTO other than that required by applicable state and local laws.