Optical Metrology Engineer

About the role

A global leader in advanced optical technologies is seeking an Optical Metrology Engineer to lead the development of test methods, instrumentation, and measurement systems for ultra-precise optical assemblies. This individual will serve as a technical leader supporting new product development programs and will be responsible for designing, integrating, qualifying, and transferring advanced optical metrology solutions into manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of optical metrology solutions for precision optical assemblies.
• Serve as Technical Lead on new product development programs.
• Design and implement optical test methods and custom instrumentation.
• Evaluate optical performance using wavefront, polarization, and other advanced measurement techniques.
• Analyze optical surface maps using Zernike and aspheric polynomial methods.
• Interpret optical drawings, tolerances, and ISO specifications.
• Qualify and integrate metrology systems into development and manufacturing environments.
• Create test methods, procedures, and documentation for manufacturing transfer.
• Train manufacturing personnel on metrology equipment and measurement techniques.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams on new product development initiatives.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering required; Optics or Physics preferred.
• 5-15 years of experience designing instrumentation for precision optical testing applications.
• Hands-on optical metrology laboratory experience.
• Experience with optical shop phase measuring interferometers.
• Strong understanding of geometrical optics and optical testing methodologies.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and GD&T requirements.
• Excellent technical writing and presentation skills.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary product development environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS in Optics or Physics.
• Experience with interferometry, wavefront sensing, deflectometry, profilometry, and polarimetry.
• Experience measuring aspheric optics.
• Familiarity with microscopy, roughness measurement, and stylus profilometry.
• Knowledge of gauge studies and measurement uncertainty analysis.
• Proficiency with MATLAB, Python, or similar analytical tools.
• Experience using Zygo, 4D, Apre, or QED phase-measurement software.