Optical Engineer, Digital Twin

What You’ll Do

• Develop and maintain integrated optical and multiphysics simulation frameworks (optical, thermal, mechanical coupling) for Digital Twin applications
• Model complex laser amplifier architectures, including gain media, pump geometries, and thermal effects
• Build, integrate, and continuously refine the Digital Twin environment for system-level prediction and optimization
• Validate simulation models against experimental data and perform sensitivity and uncertainty analysis
• Develop reduced-order and surrogate models for efficient Digital Twin deployment
• Collaborate with optical engineers, laser physicists, and experimental teams to translate simulation results into engineering design decisions
• Interface with Digital Twin architects, systems engineers, and program management to ensure models meet project requirements

Who You Are

• Master’s or PhD in optics, computational physics, applied mathematics, or a related field
• Strong experience in optical and multiphysics simulation of complex physical systems
• Solid understanding of laser and optical physics (propagation, amplification, spectral and nonlinear effects)
• Experience in model validation, uncertainty quantification, and data-driven refinement
• Strong programming skills in Python, MATLAB, C/C++, or similar
• Experience with simulation tools such as COMSOL, ANSYS, Zemax, CodeV, or FRED
• Ability to communicate complex simulation results clearly to non-specialists
• Structured and analytical problem-solving approach
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills in English

Preferred

• Proven experience developing and maintaining Digital Twin models or equivalent system-level simulation frameworks, including data integration and validation
• Experience translating simulation outputs into predictive tools for system design and performance forecasting
• Familiarity with MDO workflows (UQ, DoE, ML training) and metamodelling / surrogate techniques (ROM, Digital Twin)
• Experience with HPC batch schedulers and automation scripts
• Familiarity with Monte Carlo techniques
• Interest in fusion energy, high-energy-density physics, or advanced laser technologies
• Hands-on R&D testing experience with laser systems or optomechanical assemblies
• Proactive approach to improving simulation workflows and methodologies