Optical Design Engineer
Metalenz is developing next-generation sensing systems for consumer electronics with metasurface technology. As an Optical Design Engineer you will help advance and support the design of our products in imaging and non-imaging optic technologies. A successful candidate will be able to draw from their body of knowledge in optics and apply it to problems in meta-optic system design.
What you’ll do
Work with the design team and product team to integrate new developments and viewpoints into the design of our optical systems, both at the component and module level
Expand our system design capabilities, breaking free from the viewpoints dominating traditional optics design
Apply home-grown techniques to meta-optic design toward a diverse range of consumer applications
What you’ll need
MS/PhD in Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, or relevant field and/or demonstrated excellence in relevant technical domains
Technical background in diffractive optics, imaging systems, and metasurface physics
Comfort working with high performance computing environments, especially Julia (Matlab/Python also acceptable)
Eagerness to propose, develop, and test new design and analysis techniques
Familiarity with optical engineering workflows and best practices (Zemax, CodeV, LightTools, FRED, metrics for image or illumination quality)
What we do
Work with consumer electronic OEMs to commercialize metasurface optics
Design next-generation optical systems for emerging consumer applications like 3D sensing
Apply a modern software stack and cutting-edge developments in computing to greenfield areas in optical system design
Support internal fabrication and metrology with custom in-house software
What we offer:
Metalenz is a rapidly growing start-up that offers best-in class benefits.
We provide competitive compensation
Pre-IPO stock options
100%, company paid premiums for employees and their dependents, such as medical, dental, and vision
Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions
Employer matching 401k
Pre-tax commuter plans
Hybrid working model
Casual dress code
Generous holiday and vacation policies
Job Location: Boston, MA
No visa sponsorship. Only persons eligible for work in the USA need apply.
Keywords: Optics, imaging, research engineer, optimization, metasurface, metalens, computational physics, scientific machine learning