R&D Optical Engineer

Summary Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division develops advanced manufacturing technologies that help customers accelerate innovation, improve productivity, and deliver the highest levels of quality through industry-leading inspection and production solutions.

As an R&D Optical Engineer, you will design, develop, and validate advanced optical and electro-optical systems that form the foundation of Hexagon's next generation of industrial inspection solutions. Working across the full product development lifecycle, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to create innovative optical solutions that deliver outstanding image quality, measurement accuracy, and product reliability.

Job Responsibilities Optical System Design Design and develop advanced optical and electro-optical systems from concept through production.

Perform optical modelling, simulation, analysis, prototyping, and validation.

Develop optical architectures optimising image quality, illumination, resolution, and measurement accuracy.

Evaluate alternative optical concepts and technologies.

Product Development Lead optical engineering activities throughout the product lifecycle.

Support feasibility, prototyping, verification, validation, and New Product Introduction.

Collaborate with Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Manufacturing, and Quality Engineering.

Ensure designs meet performance, manufacturability, cost, and reliability requirements.

Optical Analysis & Validation Perform optical modelling using Zemax, Code V, or equivalent.

Conduct lens selection, optical alignment, MTF analysis, and field-of-view optimisation.

Develop and execute validation plans.

Analyse optical performance data and implement improvements.

Supplier & Manufacturing Support Collaborate with suppliers on manufacturability.

Support manufacturing during product introduction.

Resolve optical manufacturing issues.

Participate in design reviews and supplier evaluations.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement Research emerging optical technologies.

Support patent generation.

Contribute to technology roadmaps.

Promote continuous improvement.

Qualifications Required Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Photonics, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.

Professional experience developing optical or electro-optical products.

Strong understanding of optical system design.

Experience with Zemax, Code V, or equivalent.

Experience designing imaging systems and optical assemblies.

Knowledge of optical alignment, lens selection, illumination, MTF, and field-of-view optimisation.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Excellent communication and collaboration.

Key Competencies Optical System Design; Electro-optical Engineering; Optical Modelling & Simulation; Lens Design; Imaging Systems; Optical Alignment; MTF Analysis; Illumination Design; Product Development; Cross-functional Collaboration; Technical Problem Solving; Innovation & Research.

Leadership Expectations Provide technical leadership within optical engineering; collaborate across multidisciplinary teams; drive innovation and quality; mentor colleagues; support continuous learning and engineering excellence.

Regular collaboration with global engineering teams, work in laboratories and optical development facilities, interaction with prototype systems and suppliers, and occasional domestic/international travel.

Why Join Hexagon Help develop advanced optical technologies enabling customers to inspect, measure, and manufacture with exceptional precision while working with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

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