Senior Optics Engineer

Position Overview

Core Accountabilities

• Take the overall technical authority, responsibility and accountability for the optical designs.
• Ability to derive a design from functional requirements.
• Perform trade-off analysis based on the functional requirement
• Develop optical conceptual design and support optical fabrication requirement
• Generate technical documentation such as design description, design performance analysis reports, technical notes, assembly procedures
• Lead Integration and testing of optical components subsystem
• Lead department engineers, technician and technologist.
• Support the development of optical subsystems that encompass industrial/mechanical design
• Use ZEMAX to perform design and analysis for optical components
• Optical system analysis and modelling utilizing programming and software tools
• Develop models and simulations of key optical subsystems
• Design or selection of the adequate lenses from the functional requirement
• Design optical elements for both visible light and IR cameras
• Setup the optical laboratory for the development project concepts
• Design relevant optical lab tests, including test definition, equipment, and data analysis.
• Periodic progress reporting to the board directors and stakeholders
• Writing and defense of new project proposal
• Mentorship and training of junior technical personnel.

Support Accountabilities

• Optical labs supervision
• Purchase of optical equipment
• Supervision the setup of a clean room and optical benches
• Work closely with the opto-electronics team in the design of multiple types of cameras
• Involvement in the optical sensors selection

Experience

• 20+ years of industrial experience in optical design in close relation to the defense sector
• Expert in working with optical elements and lenses elements design
• Expert level in the use of ZEMAX tools
• Track record of design of IR cameras for defense sector
• Proven leadership and innovation skills

Knowledge / Qualification

• PhD or Master’s degree in Physics or Optics

Key Skills

• Optical engineering
• Daylight and night-vision lens design
• Optical bench setup
• Proficiency in the English language
• Defence industry