optical design jobs

Optical Engineer - Lasercom or Aerospace Systems

Lexington, Massachusetts

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RESPONSIBILITIES INVOLVE: Planning and design in preparation for extensive assembly, integration, and test activities in laboratory clean rooms.Planning for optical system assembly, integration, and test: develop alignment approach, derive requirements, outline process flow, and develop any GSE needed.Working with mechanical and opto-mechanical engineers to create mounts and assemblies with needed degrees of freedom and adjustment resolution.Executing assembly and alignment of free-space and fib

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Depends on Experience

Advanced Optical Component Design and Characterization Researcher

Laurel, Maryland

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Yesterday

Description Are you an optical physicist or engineer who enjoys both modeling/simulation and performing experiments to characterize optical and infrared interactions with novel 2D optical surfaces? Do you have experience with commercial computational software and optimization tools to gain insight into the interplay between novel materials and electromagnetic fields?specifically optical and infrared?and improve the design accordingly? Do you seek to collaborate with an interdisciplinary team

Full-time

Optical Engineer, Design Analysis

Redmond, Washington

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18d ago

Optical Engineer, Design Analysis 24 months Redmond, WA (Onsite) We are looking for an Optical Engineer with passion for new technology development to join our team, whose mission is to deliver beyond state-of-the-art display system technologies for consumer near to eye displays at our research and development facilities. We are looking for a candidate with experience in novel integrated photonics device design and metrology either as part of their PhD or industry experience. Optical Engineer,

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75 - 80

Optical Engineer Design & Architecture, Space Imaging

Boulder, Colorado

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Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and c

Full-time

USD 144,000.00 - 191,000.00 per year

Senior Optical Engineer Design & Architecture, Space Imaging

Boulder, Colorado

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Yesterday

Full-time

USD 190,000.00 - 252,000.00 per year

Senior Optical Engineer Design & Architecture, Space Imaging

Lexington, Massachusetts

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Yesterday

Full-time

USD 220,000.00 - 292,000.00 per year

Optical Engineer Design & Architecture, Space Imaging

Lexington, Massachusetts

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Yesterday

Full-time

USD 166,000.00 - 220,000.00 per year

Principal Firmware Engineer - high-speed optical interconnects /custom silicon/ASIC design / microcontroller architectures /

Santa Clara, California

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Yesterday

About Marvell Marvell's semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Across enterprise, cloud and AI, and carrier architectures, our innovative technology is enabling new possibilities. At Marvell, you can affect the arc of individual lives, lift the trajectory of entire industries, and fuel the transformative potential of tomorrow. For those looking to make their mark on purposeful and enduring innovation, above and beyond fleetin

Full-time

USD 154,680.00 - 231,700.00 per year

Mechanical Engineer 1

Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Yesterday

Posting Description MECHANICAL ENGINEER 1, MIT Kavli Institute , to support the design, development, fielding, and operation of complex astrophysics instruments and laboratory experimentation associated with spaceflight (e.g. GOSoX, AXIS) and ground (e.g. Giant Magellan Telescope) observatories in collaboration with faculty, students, research scientists, and engineering staff. Specialty experience in optical design and opto-mechanical mounting is desired. Under the tutelage of the Senior Mecha

Full-time

Optical Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) Engineer

Lexington, Massachusetts

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Yesterday

Optical Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) Engineer Lexington, MA This is an role for one-of-a-kind complex prototypes for imaging, communication, and/or directed energy applications. Job Description: Responsibilities involve: planning and design in preparation for extensive assembly, integration, and test activities in laboratory clean rooms. Planning for optical system assembly, integration, and test: develop alignment approach, derive requirements, outline process flow, and develop any G

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$60 - $105

2026 Fulltime - Optical Engineer I - Onsite

El Segundo, California

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Date Posted: 2026-03-05 Country: United States of America Location: US-CA-EL SEGUNDO-E01 ~ 2000 E El Segundo Blvd ~ BLDG E01 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required Security Clearance Status: Not Required Are you ready to explore the world of aerospace and defense? Do you want to learn from and collaborate with some of the greatest minds in the industry? At RTX, our internships, co-ops and full-time

Full-time

USD 62,900.00 per year

Technical Staff-Network Architect

Round Rock, Texas

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Yesterday

Technical Staff-Network Architect From applied research to advanced engineering, the Engineering Technologist team has the expertise to shape ground-breaking products, material and processes. It's a fascinating field of work. We're involved in assessing the competition, developing technology and product strategies and generating intellectual property. We lead technology investigations, analyze industry capabilities and recommend potential acquisitions or vendor partner opportunities. Our insight

Full-time

USD 230,000.00 - 297,000.00 per year

Hardware Engineer

San Jose, California

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Yesterday

Please Note: 1. If you are a first time user, please create your candidate login account before you apply for a job. (Click Sign In > Create Account) 2. If you already have a Candidate Account, please Sign-In before you apply. Job Description: In this senior level position you will lead the design and bring-up of high-speed, multilayer boards for CPO and other optical interconnect systems, applying your expertise in schematic and PCB design. Job activities include system level circuit design

Full-time

USD 141,300.00 - 226,000.00 per year

Senior Opto-Mechanical Test Engineer

McKinney, Texas

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Date Posted: 2026-02-26 Country: United States of America Location: US-TX-MCKINNEY-513WZ ~ 2501 W University Dr ~ WING Z BLDG Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1 At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is root

Full-time

USD 86,800.00 per year

Senior Systems Optical Engineer

San Jose, California

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Yesterday

Please Note: To provide the best candidate experience amidst our high application volumes, each candidate is limited to 10 applications across all open jobs within a 6-month period. Advancing the World's Technology Together Our technology solutions power the tools you use every day--including smartphones, electric vehicles, hyperscale data centers, IoT devices, and so much more. Here, you'll have an opportunity to be part of a global leader whose innovative designs are pushing the boundaries o

Full-time

USD 138,000.00 - 206,000.00 per year

Optics-Physics Sensor Engineering Co-op

Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Overview: Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas

Full-time

USD 20.00 - 45.00 per hour

Senior R&D Scientist

Flowing Wells, Arizona

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10d ago

Onto Innovation is a leader in process control, combining global scale with an expanded portfolio of leading-edge technologies that include: 3D metrology spanning the chip from nanometer-scale transistors to micron-level die-interconnects; macro defect inspection of wafers and packages; metal interconnect composition; factory analytics; and lithography for advanced semiconductor packaging. Our breadth of offerings across the entire semiconductor value chain helps our customers solve their most d

Full-time

USD 115,200.00 - 172,800.00 per year

Senior Staff Optical Engineer, Validation

Santa Clara, California

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Yesterday

Full-time

USD 134,390.00 - 201,300.00 per year

Optical Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)

Redmond, Washington

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SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. OPTICAL ENGINEER (STARLINK) The Starlink Space Lasers team develops, produces, and deploys the most cutting-edge satellite free-space optical communication systems in the world. We are looking for engineers to contrib

Full-time

USD 105,000.00 - 120,000.00 per year

Space Lasers Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)

Redmond, Washington

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SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. SPACE LASERS ENGINEER, SATELLITES (STARLINK) The Starlink Space Lasers team develops, produces, and deploys the most cutting-edge satellite free-space optical communication systems in the world. We are looking for eng

Full-time

USD 105,000.00 - 120,000.00 per year

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