Optics Engineer

About the role

We are hiring an Optics Engineer to architect and own optical subsystems within Becoming's integrated hardware platform. This is a senior builder role. You will design stable, production-grade optical systems that integrate tightly with mechanical structures, electronics, firmware, and data systems — and you will be accountable for their real-world performance. This is not a research imaging role. You will think in terms of alignment stability, signal integrity, manufacturability, and long-duration runtime.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end ownership of optical subsystems inside complex hardware platforms
• Optical path architecture: illumination, detection, filtering, and signal optimization
• Component selection with attention to stability, lifecycle, and manufacturability
• Mechanical integration and alignment strategy under thermal and environmental constraints
• Electrical integration of detectors and signal acquisition systems
• Signal-to-noise optimization and drift mitigation
• Calibration frameworks and long-term stability validation
• Prototyping, stress testing, and failure analysis
• Documentation and standards that enable scaling

Requirements

• Have built optical systems that operated outside of controlled lab demos
• Think in systems, not just ray traces
• Understand how optical decisions impact mechanical tolerances and electrical noise
• Surface limitations and risks clearly
• Prefers robust architectures over fragile precision
• Stay composed debugging signal degradation in live systems
• Raise the technical bar around you
• Takes responsibility for whether the signal holds up over time — not just whether the design simulated correctly
• Strong first-principles understanding of optical design and detection physics
• Demonstrated ownership of systems operating under real-world constraints
• Ability to operate without rigid process scaffolding or heavy vendor abstraction

Qualifications

• Degree in optics, physics, electrical engineering, or equivalent demonstrated depth
• Experience designing and shipping integrated optical systems

Skills

• Strong signals

Benefits

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity
• Full benefits
• High-trust, high-ownership environment
• Rapid growth in scope and responsibility