Optical Engineering jobs

Senior Systems Engineer - Semiconductor Capital Equipment

Onto Innovation · Posted Oct 1, 2026

Open

Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States
Senior
$115K–$173K per year
6+ years

Senior Systems Engineer - Semiconductor Capital Equipment

Onto Innovation · Posted Oct 1, 2026

Open

Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States
Senior
$115K–$173K per year
6+ years

Astronomical Instrument Engineer

Draper · Posted Nov 5, 2026

Open

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
On-site
Full-time · Mid
$75K–$156K per year
3–5 years

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Scientist/engineer with a background in astronomy, optical engineering, optomechanics, or astrophysics and hands-on technical experience with optics-based celestial imaging instruments and astronomy-based data reduction and analysis.

Compensation

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $75,000.00 - $156,000.00

Responsibilities

Design, modeling, testing, and use of astronomical observing instruments
Celestial sighting demonstrations
Lab- and field-based optical instrumentation activities
Modeling and simulation (e.g., ray tracing, CAD modeling, etc.)
Data reduction and analysis

Requirements

bachelors degree in Mechanical, Applied Physics, Electrical or Computer Engineering
Masters degree preferred
PhD degree preferred

Skills

Optical engineering Optomechanics Astrophysics Optics-based celestial imaging instruments Astronomy-based data reduction and analysis

Senior Optical Engineering Specialist

Veracity Ventures Inc. · Posted Nov 7, 2026

Open

Rochester, New York, United States
On-site
Full-time · Mid
4+ years

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Senior Optical Engineering Specialist responsible for design, development, integration, and testing of advanced electro-optical systems for airborne and ground surveillance applications.

Responsibilities

Support synthesis, definition, analysis, design, development, integration, and testing of advanced electro-optical systems
Develop new optical sensor payloads for customer contracts and internal R&D programs
Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop optical solutions from concept through production release
Provide optical engineering expertise to manufacturing operations and support existing product designs
Contribute to product development proposals, engineering change orders, and lifecycle documentation

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline
Graduate degree in related engineering or technical discipline
Nice to have: Mathematical analysis
Nice to have: MATLAB
Nice to have: Mathematica

Skills

Optical engineering Optical system design Optical sensor system analysis

Design Release Engineer - Hard Trim

ALTEN Technology USA · Posted Nov 6, 2026

Open

Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
Senior
5–7 years

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Lead the design, development, and release of interior lighting systems for automotive vehicles.

Responsibilities

Lead supplier design activities and design reviews
Define, track, and deliver quality, cost, timing, and performance objectives
Work with advanced engineering and design studios to establish lighting architecture
Act as the regional engineering lead for all interior lighting components and systems, providing on-site technical support
Create and maintain DFMEAs, boundary diagrams, parameter diagrams, interface matrices, and Design Validation Plans & Reports

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Optical Engineering

Skills

Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechatronics Optical Engineering LED OLED GD&T

Senior Optical Engineering Manager

Lambda · Posted Nov 6, 2026

Open

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Senior
5+ years

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Lead the optical engineering organization to build and scale AI cloud connectivity.

Compensation

We offer generous cash & equity compensation

Responsibilities

Own optical networking planning, delivery and operation end to end
Build and lead the organization that delivers it
Set the multi-year technical strategy for optical capacity automation
Convert manual process into durable software
Own the operational bar for your org

Requirements

Nice to have: GPU cloud
Nice to have: HPC
Nice to have: AI/ML infrastructure
Nice to have: large-scale data center networking
Nice to have: capacity forecasting

Skills

optical engineering network planning capacity automation software development automation data-driven decision making

Senior Staff Optical Engineer, Geo

Google · Posted Nov 6, 2026

Open

Mountain View, California, United States
On-site
Full-time · Staff
$236K–$329K per year
8+ years

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As a Senior Staff Optical Engineer, you will serve as a process lead for optical and optical systems engineering in Geo Hardware, managing optical engineers across manufacturing and unit camera systems.

Compensation

US: $236000 - $329000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

Serve as process lead for optical and optical systems engineering in Geo Hardware, managing optical engineers across manufacturing and unit camera systems.
Drive early opto-mechanical alignment with mechanical and manufacturing teams, guiding optical designs seamlessly from initial planning through lens manufacturing and sensor-lens integration.
Optimize equipment and metrology resources to sustain active projects, define upcoming requirements, de-risk new concepts through experimentation, and share GeoHW’s unique capabilities across Google.
Own state-of-the-art optical system designs, balancing real-world limitations, Geo’s operational needs, and external partner capabilities during joint development.
Balance product delivery (ISDT) and research (TAG) agendas, executing end-to-end delivery for nebulous system goals while leading resource-aligned exploration of new materials, tools, and techniques for TAG’s roadmap.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Physics
specialized field (e.g., Optics, Sensors, Audio/DSP, etc.)

Senior Associate, Systems Engineer

L3HHCM20 · Posted Nov 5, 2026

Open

Palm Bay, Florida, United States
Senior
2+ years

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Provide Systems Engineering support and leadership for space-based and associated subsystems across multiple responsive space programs.

Responsibilities

Provide engineering services in systems engineering, research, evaluation, and development for complex space-based and airborne aerospace products
Specify, architect, analyze, model, establish flow downs and verify designs, test and verify complex engineering tasks in electrical, mechanical, optical, RF, software, systems, and hardware components
Present analysis of designs to Design Review Boards
Lead coordination with System Integration and Test engineer for assembly, integration, and testing of payload & space vehicle subsystems
Collaborate with SMEs to perform hardware/software requirements definition, decomposition, allocation, management, verification, and validation

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
Nice to have: Multi-disciplinary Engineering Team Experience
Nice to have: Communication
Nice to have: Organization
Nice to have: Gap Identification

Skills

Systems Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering

Senior Specialist, Optical Engineering

L3HHCM20 · Posted Nov 5, 2026

Open

Rochester, New York, United States
On-site
Full-time · Senior
$97K–$180K per year
6+ years

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Develop EO/IR solutions and support synthesis, definition, analysis, design, development, integration & test of electro-optic systems for airborne and ground surveillance systems.

Compensation

Sign on bonuses starting at $15K; salary range for this role in New York state is $97,000 - $180,000

Responsibilities

Optical Sensor System Analysis and Design
Developing new optical sensor payloads for customer contracts and internal IR&D programs
Utilize tools and procedures for Optical Design, Analysis, Integration and Test
Provide Optical Engineering expertise to support manufacturing tasks and issues
Document and control optical tools and procedures

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
Graduate Degree
Nice to have: Matlab
Nice to have: Mathematica
Nice to have: MathCad

Skills

Optical Engineering EO/IR systems Secret security clearance eligibility Matlab Mathematica

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