Director of Optical Engineering
Company: Avegant
Location: San Mateo
Posted on: June 18, 2022
Job Description:
At Avegant, we are a unique team. Heads-down when we need to be,
we enjoy each other's company and play together as well as work
together. Each member of our team contributes in their own way to
our culture of openness, collaboration, and creativity.Avegant is
seeking a Director of Optical Engineering to lead our optical
engineering team in the continued development of our cutting-edge
near eye display technology. The position will be best filled by a
highly-motivated person with at least 8 years of experience in
optical engineering, preferably in a design and production
environment, or equivalent experience. This position will be
responsible for directing the optical engineering team members in
the development and evaluation of new optical technologies,
architectures, components, and assembly concepts for near-eye
display systems. This is a great opportunity to be a part of a
revolutionary technology in a fast-growing field. This position
will work closely with our mechanical engineering, optical and
industrial design teams. This position reports to the Chief
Technology Officer.Competitive salary based on experience, stock
options, full medical, dental, vision benefits, 401k matching,
unlimited PTO, office snacks, and team lunches.The role is an
in-office role, at our office located in San Mateo, CA, within
walking distance of Caltrain.Responsibilities:
- Manage team of optical engineers, including deployment of
resources for customer engagements and manufacturing ramp-up
- Lead the design of novel imaging and illumination systems to
support product development and manufacturing
- Develop plans and procedures for design and fabrication of
components, and for assembly, testing, and integration of optical
systems, balancing cost and manufacturability
- Work with optical component suppliers on custom or semi-custom
component selection, specification, and qualification
- Direct the assembly, testing, and evaluation of prototypes -
specifically optical characteristics, image quality (MTF), light
polarization measurement, thermal characteristics
- Direct the testing of samples and analysis of results of
testing and experiments
- Evaluate new test / process equipment and tools and make
recommendations to management
- Maintain database of laboratory test results that can be
accessed for comparison of data from various evaluation
samples
- Document prototype assembly procedures that can be used for
subsequent manufacturing process documentation
- Mentor optical engineersQualifications:
- Interest in directing the optical engineering strategy for the
company and leading a team tackling challenging problems,
identifying, and discussing solutions supported by data
- Experience managing a small team
- Willingness to try new solutions and share challenges and
roadblocks
- A "how can I help" mindset
- Curiosity, humility
- Bachelor's Degree in optical engineering or similar
- Master's degree or PhD, preferred, or a demonstrated
understanding of Optical Physics and first principles-based
approach to problem solving
- 8+ years' work experience in optical design, including design
of imaging systems, especially for image projection, preferably
with near-eye displays
- Experience with optical design software such as Code V,
LightTools, and Zemax, including tolerance analysis and stray light
modeling
- Experience with the transfer of new designs and processes to
manufacturing including knowledge of high volume optical
manufacturing methods
- Experience with optical system assembly methods and
materials
- Familiarity with the tools and techniques needed to
characterize optical systems, including resolution, distortion,
field curvature and colorimetry
- Experience with Solidworks a plusAvegant is a well-funded,
venture-backed technology company developing next-generation
display technology to enable previously impossible augmented
reality experiences. We are pioneering innovative hardware and
software solutions that will forever change how we learn, play,
work and interact with each other. We've won multiple awards, our
team is best in class, and we're just getting started.Avegant is
about the journey of innovation, together as a team. Interested in
joining us? Send a pdf of your resume to jobs@avegant.com.
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