Optical Engineer

We need to output HTML fragment with headings

for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, no invention. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, application instructions. We need to parse the job description. Let's extract content: Job Title: Optical Engineer (not used as heading) Job Description: "We are seeking an experienced Optical Engineer to support the design, development, and optimization of advanced optical systems. This role focuses on optical component design, system integration, and supply chain collaboration, with a strong emphasis on hands-on technical ownership and vendor engagement." That's prose for About the role. Responsibilities: list bullet points. Responsibilities list: - Design and develop optical systems and components, including lenses and optical assemblies. - Analyze and optimize optical trains from light source to sensor interface. - Perform optical simulations using tools such as Zemax, Code V, or equivalent. - Evaluate system performance and recommend improvements. - Troubleshoot and resolve optical performance issues, including lens alignment and integration problems. - Conduct root cause analysis and drive issues to resolution. - Provide technical guidance on optical design trade-offs and feasibility. - Identify, evaluate, and select optical component suppliers and manufacturing partners. - Support development of a fast and reliable supply chain, primarily in the U.S. (Northeast region preferred). - Conduct vendor assessments and audits. - Collaborate with suppliers on design, manufacturability, and delivery. - Take ownership of key optical engineering tasks and deliverables. - Estimate effort, timelines, and technical scope for projects. - Coordinate with cross-functional teams and external vendors. - Provide recommendations on outsourcing, prototyping, and production strategies. Essential Skills: list bullet points. Essential Skills: - Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Optics, Optical Engineering, Physics, or related field. - 5+ years of experience in optical engineering. - Strong expertise in optical component design (lenses, assemblies, light paths). - Proficiency in optical simulation tools such as Zemax and Code V. - Experience with imaging or illumination systems. Additional Skills & Qualifications: list bullet points. Additional Skills & Qualifications: - Experience working with optical supply chains and vendors. - Familiarity with lens manufacturing, integration, and packaging processes. - Exposure to imaging systems or image science. - Connected to strong optics programs (e.g., University of Arizona or similar). - Established network within optical component suppliers and manufacturers. Work Environment: "This role is fully onsite, located in North Reading. The position offers comprehensive benefits, including FTC benefits, 15 days of PTO, and 7 holidays." Job Type & Location: "This is a Contract position based out of North Reading, MA." Pay And Benefits: "The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $80.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)" Workplace Type: "This is a fully onsite position in North Reading,MA." Application Deadline: "This position is anticipated to close on Oct 6, 2026." About Actalent: description about company, but we need to remove boilerplate? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "About Actalent" section is not boilerplate? It's company description. Might be considered boilerplate? It's not EEO etc. It's about the company. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. It doesn't explicitly say to remove company description. However, we might keep it if it's substantive. But we need to decide sections: About the role (we have), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Essential Skills and Additional Skills?), Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have content for: - About the role: the initial paragraph. - Responsibilities: list. - Requirements: could be Essential Skills (education, experience). Could also include Additional Skills & Qualifications as Qualifications or Skills. We need to decide which sections to include. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine similar items. Potential sections:

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Optical Engineer to support the design, development, and optimization of advanced optical systems. This role focuses on optical component design, system integration, and supply chain collaboration, with a strong emphasis on hands-on technical ownership and vendor engagement.

Responsibilities

• ...

Requirements

Maybe combine Essential Skills and Additional Skills & Qualifications? But we could have Requirements (education/experience) and Skills (technical). However we have both Essential Skills and Additional Skills & Qualifications. Could treat Essential Skills as Requirements, Additional Skills as Qualifications or Skills. But we have also Skills section: maybe we can list technical skills (proficiency in Zemax, etc.) as Skills. Let's map: - Requirements: Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Optics, Optical Engineering, Physics, or related field. 5+ years of experience in optical engineering. - Skills: Strong expertise in optical component design (lenses, assemblies, light paths). Proficiency in optical simulation tools such as Zemax and Code V. Experience with imaging or illumination systems. Experience working with optical supply chains and vendors. Familiarity with lens manufacturing, integration, and packaging processes. Exposure to imaging systems or image science. Connected to strong optics programs (e.g., University of Arizona or similar). Established network within optical component suppliers and manufacturers. But note some overlap: Experience with imaging or illumination systems appears both in Essential Skills and Additional Skills. We'll deduplicate. We also have Work Environment: fully onsite, located in North Reading. The position offers comprehensive benefits, including FTC benefits, 15 days of PTO, and 7 holidays. Pay And Benefits: pay range $70-80/hr, list of benefits. Workplace Type: fully onsite position in North Reading,MA (duplicate of Work Environment). We'll combine. Schedule: Not explicitly given besides fully onsite; no schedule details like full-time/part-time. Not provided, so we should not create Schedule section unless there is specific content. The posting does not mention schedule (e.g., full-time, hours). So we omit Schedule. Benefits: we have benefits list. Pay: we have pay range. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Benefits, Pay. We could also include Qualifications but we already have Requirements and Skills; Qualifications could be redundant. We'll follow instruction: prefer few substantive sections. Thus output:

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Optical Engineer to support the design, development, and optimization of advanced optical systems. This role focuses on optical component design, system integration, and supply chain collaboration, with a strong emphasis on hands-on technical ownership and vendor engagement.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop optical systems and components, including lenses and optical assemblies.
• Analyze and optimize optical trains from light source to sensor interface.
• Perform optical simulations using tools such as Zemax, Code V, or equivalent.
• Evaluate system performance and recommend improvements.
• Troubleshoot and resolve optical performance issues, including lens alignment and integration problems.
• Conduct root cause analysis and drive issues to resolution.
• Provide technical guidance on optical design trade-offs and feasibility.
• Identify, evaluate, and select optical component suppliers and manufacturing partners.
• Support development of a fast and reliable supply chain, primarily in the U.S. (Northeast region preferred).
• Conduct vendor assessments and audits.
• Collaborate with suppliers on design, manufacturability, and delivery.
• Take ownership of key optical engineering tasks and deliverables.
• Estimate effort, timelines, and technical scope for projects.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and external vendors.
• Provide recommendations on outsourcing, prototyping, and production strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Optics, Optical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in optical engineering.

Skills

• Strong expertise in optical component design (lenses, assemblies, light paths).
• Proficiency in optical simulation tools such as Zemax and Code V.
• Experience with imaging or illumination systems.
• Experience working with optical supply chains and vendors.
• Familiarity with lens manufacturing, integration, and packaging processes.
• Exposure to imaging systems or image science.
• Connected to strong optics programs (e.g., University of Arizona or similar).
• Established network within optical component suppliers and manufacturers.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
• FTC benefits
• 15 days of PTO
• 7 holidays

Pay

The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $80.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

We need to ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like "Eligibility requirements apply..." etc. We omitted that. Also omitted "Benefits are subject to change..." etc. Also omitted "If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:" we just listed benefits. We omitted the sentence about eligibility etc. That's fine. We also omitted "Work Environment" and "Workplace Type" duplicates; we included benefits and pay. We omitted "Job Type & Location" (Contract position based out of North Reading, MA). Should we include location? The instruction says do not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it. Location is minor metadata; we could incorporate into About the role paragraph or a short p. But we already have About the role