Optical Engineer – Arizona Optical Metrology
Company Profile
AOM is bringing decades of experience in optical metrology expertise to bear on some of the most demanding optics applications on earth – the fast-growing commercial space telescope industry, next-generation AR/VR/MR headsets, and a host of other research and industrial technologies that will shape humanity’s future through optics.
We are a fast-growing optics metrology business supporting amazing technology development all around the world. We operate with the pace and feel of a tech startup with the security of a mature technology at its core. It’s challenging, fun, and offers many opportunities to learn and grow for a motivated Optical Engineer.
Our products and services include:
• Computer Generated Holograms (CGHs) enabling interferometric testing of optical surfaces – aspheres, freeforms, cylinders, conic sections, and many other complex surface shapes and optical systems
• Mechanics for precise positioning and alignment of CGHs and test optics
• Development of complete optical test setups for the fast-growing commercial space telescope industry, consumer electronics customers, the semiconductor lithography industry, and many other applications.
Essential Functions
- Highly skilled in optical modeling in Zemax, including macros and linking extensions
- Experience with Interferometric optical testing, including test setups, making measurements, and reducing data
- Comprehension of optical drawings and specifications, and ability to translate these into feasible metrology solutions, including error budget and test uncertainty estimates
- Proficiency with programming languages Matlab, C, Java, and Python
- Occasional customer site visits and tradeshow participation to demonstrate use of our products
- Develop detailed reports and customer-facing documentation for custom CGH designs
Qualifications
The successful candidate will possess these skills and qualifications:
- BS in Optical Engineering and 5 years’ practical experience in related field, or MS with 3 years’ experience
- Proficient in optical design and analysis in Zemax
- Strong programming skills a plus
- Hands-on experience setting up and aligning optical systems, making precision measurements with Interferometer, CMM, laser trackers is a plus
- Understanding of optical surface specification, GD&T, kinematic constraints, and experience putting these ideas into practice is a plus
- Due to the nature of some of the projects we take on, US Citizenship or Permanent Resident visa (green card) required
Why AOM?
We are a fast-growing optics metrology business supporting amazing technology development all around the world. We operate with the pace and feel of a tech startup with the security of a mature technology at its core. It’s challenging, fun, and offers many opportunities to learn and grow for a motivated Optical Engineer.