Optics Design Engineer

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**Position Overview

We are seeking an Optical Design Engineer with strong expertise in optical system design, simulation, tolerancing, and validation. The role involves complete ownership of design activities from requirement capture to system validation and customer engagement.

**Key Responsibilities

1. Project Initiation Requirements

Understand system and product requirements; extract relevant inputs.

Define detailed optical specifications with primary engineering calculations.

Communicate assumptions, deliverables, timelines, and associated risks.

Anticipate challenges and provide effective risk mitigation strategies.

2. Optical System Design

Select suitable starting design configurations.

Perform detailed optical design using Zemax or equivalent tools.

Conduct optimization, tolerance analysis, and manufacturing sensitivity studies.

Generate optical drawings, documentation, and design reports.

Typical systems include:

o EO/IR cameras, night vision optics

o Spectrometers, laser systems

o IR lenses, telescopes, lens stacks

Present design solutions to customers and internal stakeholders.

3. Opto-Mechanical Cross-Functional Collaboration

Transfer optical design intent to mechanical teams.

Support development of mounts, mechanisms, baffles housings.

Understand tolerances and environmental impacts on system performance.

Basic exposure to detectors (CCD, CMOS, IR), acquisition electronics, and system integration.

4. Validation Testing

Coordinate lens procurement, vendor interactions, and corrective actions.

Support fabrication, material selection, alignment, and test activities.

Perform optical validation under laboratory and environmental conditions.

5. General Engineering Contributions

Participate in project initiation, feasibility studies, and cost analysis.

Provide technical inputs for proposals and solution justification.

6. Communication Soft Skills
   

Communicate effectively with customers and cross-functional teams.

Prepare technical presentations and demonstrate solutions to clients.

Willingness to travel for trials, studies, and customer discussions.

Self-driven, quick learner with strong ownership and enthusiasm for optics.

Requirements

MSc Physics (preferably Semiconductors) / M.Tech (Applied Optics) / MSc Tech (Optics/Photonics)****

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