R&D Engineer
AOSense, Inc · Fremont, CA · 6 mo ago
On-siteResearchFull-time
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with physicists and engineers to rapidly iterate designs and prototypes
- Work with electrical, mechanical, and optical engineers to create, assemble, and test complex sensor and clock hardware
- Procure mechanical and optical components
- Cook up and test vacuum systems
- Align lasers through single-mode optical fibers and through bulk electro-optic and acousto-optic devices
- Collaborate with electrical engineers to define, document, and implement PCB test plans
- Build and test prototype circuits and test fixtures
- Procure and maintain mechanical and optical test equipment
- Report results of validation testing
Requirements
- Demonstrated success in building complex optomechanical prototypes and products
- Willingness to become an expert at new fabrication disciplines
- Hands-on experience with precision test equipment
- Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
Desired Experience
- Skilled in mechanical prototyping, including basic machining and finishing operations
- Expertise in vacuum system design, assembly, and testing
- Basic understanding of Gaussian beam optics
- Experience with optical testing of polarization, wavefront flatness, reflectivity, optical phase shifts, beam aberrations, etc.
- Operational familiarity with laser frequency stabilization
- Skilled in electrical prototyping, including PCB fabrication, assembly, soldering, and rework
- Experience testing low-noise analog, mixed-signal, and rf electronics
- Basic knowledge of data acquisition and simulation software such as MATLAB, LabVIEW, Visual Basic, Python, and C or C++
- Experience with mechanical and optical design software (e.g., SolidWorks, COMSOL, ANSYS, Zemax, and FRED)
- Familiarity with OrCAD/Altium schematic capture and PCB layout
- Experience developing flight-qualified hardware
- Hands-on experience with optical test equipment