Principal Optical Scientist

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for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to parse the posting. First, we need to decide which sections to include. The posting includes: - Intro paragraph: "Due to EXTENSIVE growth, we are currently looking for folks that share our passion to reveal the invisible! The Principal Optical Scientist serves as both a hands-on technical leader and mentor. This is a true player-coach role: you will personally design and deliver advanced optical systems while building and leading an electro-optical design team. You will drive innovation in imaging, sensing, laser systems, fiber optics, and related electro-optic technologies, set technical strategy, and deliver breakthrough performance for next-generation products in a fast-paced, rapidly growing company. This office-based, full-time, exempt, role will report to the CEO and will be located in Salem, NH." That's about the role. So we can have

About the role

with that paragraph(s). Possibly also include location, reporting line, etc. - Key Responsibilities: list of bullet points. So

Responsibilities

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• each bullet. - Qualifications & Experience: includes many items. Could be split into Qualifications and Skills? The instruction says we can have sections: Qualifications, Skills. We need to decide based on content. The qualifications list includes: preference for S/TS clearance, ability to thrive in fast-paced environment, Master's degree required, PhD preferred, 15+ years experience, deep hands-on experience, hands-on experience with fiber optic packaging, deep expertise in geometrical and physical optics, mastery of optical design software, demonstrated ability to operate as player-coach, strong experimental skills, enjoys working on optical bench, experience writing technical proposals, excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience with freeform optics, diffractive optics, metaoptics/metalenses development and sourcing, familiarity with systems engineering practices, US Person or Citizen, able to lift up to 25lbs, travel may be required approx 10-15%. We could put these under Qualifications (education, experience, clearance) and Skills (technical skills, software, experimental, communication). But we can also combine into one Qualifications section if we think it's better. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we combine Qualifications and Skills into one section called Qualifications & Experience? But headings must be from the list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We cannot use "Qualifications & Experience" exactly; we can use Qualifications. Or we could split into Qualifications and Skills. We need to decide what goes where. Qualifications: education, experience, clearance, ability to thrive, US Person/Citizen, lift, travel. Skills: technical expertise: optical design, fiber optic packaging, geometrical and physical optics, specialized domain, mastery of software, player-coach ability, experimental skills, proposal writing, communication, freeform optics, diffractive optics, metaoptics, systems engineering. We can also include "Requirements" maybe for mandatory items like degree, years experience, clearance preference? But we have Qualifications. We need to avoid sections with filler like "not specified". Benefits, Pay, Schedule: not mentioned in posting. So we should NOT include those sections. Thus we will output:

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  Responsibilities

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  Qualifications

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  We need to ensure we preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must remove boilerplate: EEO, scam-warning, etc. At end there is EEO paragraph and About GPD. The About GPD includes company description; is that substantive? It's about the company, not the role. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The About GPD is not exactly EEO but is company description; might be considered boilerplate? It's not about the role. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; does company description count as substantive? It's not about the role but could be considered background. However typical job postings include "About the company" which might be considered relevant. The instruction didn't explicitly say to remove company description, only EEO/legal etc. So we could include an "About the company" section? But headings list does not include About the company. Only allowed headings are those listed. So we cannot add a custom heading. We could fold company description into About the role paragraph? Might be okay to include as part of About the role? But the About the role currently is about the role. We could add another paragraph after the role description about the company. However the instruction says "use

  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., implying those are examples but likely the only allowed headings. It says "Use

  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we should stick to those headings. So we cannot add a heading for About the company. We could incorporate the company description into About the role paragraph as extra info, but that might dilute the meaning. However the instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; we could add it as a paragraph under About the role (since it's still about the role/context). That seems acceptable. Thus we will include after the role description a sentence about GPD: "Founded in 1973 as Germanium Power Devices Corp, we began by making high-quality germanium transistors. Since the early 1980’s we have earned our place as a trusted manufacturer of both germanium and indium gallium arsenide photodiodes. We are located in Salem, NH." Actually location already mentioned. But we can keep. Now we need to remove EEO paragraph and any duplicated lines. Let's extract the content. Original posting: "Due to EXTENSIVE growth, we are currently looking for folks that share our passion to reveal the invisible! The Principal Optical Scientist serves as both a hands-on technical leader and mentor. This is a true player-coach role: you will personally design and deliver advanced optical systems while building and leading an electro-optical design team. You will drive innovation in imaging, sensing, laser systems, fiber optics, and related electro-optic technologies, set technical strategy, and deliver breakthrough performance for next-generation products in a fast-paced, rapidly growing company. This office-based, full-time, exempt, role will report to the CEO and will be located in Salem, NH. Key Responsibilities: Help define and own the optical architecture and technology roadmap for complex systems, from concept through production. Drive rigorous trade studies balancing performance, manufacturability, cost, size, weight, and reliability. Perform advanced optical analysis including tolerance analysis, stray light, polarization, diffraction, thermal, and environmental effects. Lead or contribute to fiber optic packaging design, including fiber alignment, coupling, connectorization, and hermetic or robust packaging solutions for electrooptic systems. Collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, systems, and manufacturing teams to ensure seamless integration and design for manufacturability (DFM). Work extensively at the optical bench to test concepts, characterize performance, and prototype electrooptical systems — remaining handson in the lab as needed. Guide prototype development, lab testing, characterization, and validation of optical hardware. Provide technical coachingwhile fostering a culture of technical excellence. Contribute to IP generation, technical publications, and external presentations when appropriate. Lead or support technical proposal writing, customer technical discussions, and strategic technology investments. Confidently present technical concepts, designs, and program status to senior management and customers. Qualifications & Experience: Preference will be given to candidates who hold an active S/TS security clearance. Ability to thrive in a fastpaced, rapidly growing company environment. Master’s degree in Optics, Optical Engineering, Physics, or a closely related field is required; PhD is strongly preferred. 15+years of experience in the design, test, and transfer to production of complex electrooptic systems, with a proven track record of delivering highperformance optical solutions from concept through manufacturing. Deep handson experience at the optical bench testing concepts and prototyping electrooptical systems at photodetector packaging and subsystem level Handson experience with fiber optic packaging, including fiber alignment, coupling efficiency optimization, and packaging for reliability and manufacturability. Deep expertise in geometrical and physical optics, imaging systems, and at least one specialized domain (e.g., precision optics, laser systems, or fiber Telcom). Mastery of optical design software (and strong proficiency in scripting for test automation (Python, MATLAB). Demonstrated ability to operate as a playercoach: delivering highquality individual technical contributions while effectively building, mentoring, and elevating the performance of a technical team. Strong experimental skills: optical lens characterization and alignment, interferometry, BERT testing methodologies, and data analysis. That enjoys working on the optical bench. Experience writing technical proposals and presenting complex technical information clearly and confidently to senior management and customers. Excellent written and verbal communication skills Experience with freeform optics, diffractive optics, and metaoptics / metalenses,. development and sourcing Familiarity with systems engineering practices, requirements management, and risk analysis. US Person or Citizen MISC: Able to lift up to 25lbs Travel may be required approx. 1015% GPD provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. About GPD At GPD Optoelectronics, we believe that by operating with integrity and trust we drive constant organizational improvement, which strengthens our relationships with our employees and customers. Customer success remains our highest priority, so we strive to deliver high-quality products on time, and provide unparalleled service, responsiveness, and collaboration. Founded in 1973 as Germanium Power Devices Corp, we began by making high-quality germanium transistors. Since the early 1980’s we have earned our place as a trusted manufacturer of both germanium and indium gallium arsenide photodiodes. We are located in Salem, NH." We need to remove the EEO paragraph (starting "GPD provides equal employment opportunities...") and also the "About GPD" heading? Actually the "About GPD" heading is not a standard heading; we can treat the following sentences as company description and incorporate into About the role. We also need to remove duplicated lines: there may be duplicated "We are located in Salem, NH." appears twice (once in role intro, once in company description). We should keep only one instance? The instruction: remove duplicated lines. So we should keep only one occurrence. We can keep the location in the role intro and drop the duplicate in company description. Also there may be duplicated "Handson experience with fiber optic packaging" appears twice? Actually appears once in Qualifications & Experience: "Handson experience with fiber optic packaging, including fiber alignment, coupling efficiency optimization, and packaging for reliability and manufacturability." and earlier in Responsibilities: "Lead or contribute to fiber optic packaging design, including fiber alignment, coupling, connectorization, and hermetic or robust packaging solutions for electrooptic systems." Those are not duplicates but similar; we keep both. Now we need to structure. About the role paragraph: combine the intro