Laser Scientist

Duties

• Creative design, development, and testing of laser prototypes, modules and systems including optical layouts, components and equipment.
• Development of measurement methodology, algorithms and protocols, measurement and characterization tests.
• Verification of performance of optical components, setups, systems, and equipment.
• Operation and maintenance of a variety of optical, test and analytical instruments.
• Provide reports and training to internal personnel.

Requirements

• PhD in Science or Engineering, preferably with Major in Optics or Lasers or MS with 5+ years of directly-related industry experience at the engineer/ scientist level.
• Strong experimental skills related to the development of solid-state, diode-/fiber-lasers.
• (Experience with ultrashort-pulse generation in solid-state/ fiber lasers is a plus).
• Experience with optical components and optical metrology, optical and electronic test equipment.
• Working knowledge of data acquisition software, such as LabView.
• Knowledge of computational tools, such as Mathematica, MathCAD or MatLab.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.