Senior Optical Engineer

Focuslight Switzerland is one of the leading manufacturers of high-end micro-optics. We have many years of experience in the fields of optical design, micro manufacturing, and metrology. Our micro-optical components meet the highest requirements for applications in photolithography, optical networks, medicine, and metrology. We are looking for a:

The Senior Optical Engineer will lead our activity in physical optics. As a subject matter expert in the corporate R&D team, you will be responsible for the physical optics product range at Focuslight. This includes diffractive optical elements, Metaoptics, and all products where physical optics plays a major role to realize a certain optical function. To be successful, you need to have a complete understanding of the laws involved in manufacturing miniaturized structures for optical use.

Job Responsibility

In more detail, the Subject Matter Expert should:

• Design micro-optical components based on physical optics principles.
• Design, simulate, and optimize diffractive optical components.
• Lead and mentor a team to oversee the production of such components on different platforms and perform the functional tests required to meet the customer’s specifications.
• Accumulate the know-how from quick and inexpensive failures.
• Efficiently use the global internal and external resources to produce the DOE products competitive in the market.
• Establish technical documentation.
• Provide technical support across the globe.

Key Competences

• Excellent technical and analytical understanding of complex subjects.
• Ability to work in project teams merging different competencies.
• Able to plan experiments unifying different technology platforms.
• Lead a project team of experienced engineers and technicians to obtain a common goal.
• Connections within the etched optics industry and research institutes.
• A personality that is goal-oriented, self-driven, quick to respond, and has a strong sense of responsibility.

Professional Skills

• B. Sc. / M. Sc. / Ph.D. Degree in Microtechnology, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in metrology and characterization of micro and nanostructures.
• Fluent in English; knowledge of German and French is a plus.
• Highly experienced in optical system design and analysis of diffractive optics.
• Experience with optical design software and modeling tools (e.g., VirtualLab).
• Skilled in numerical computing software tools (MatLab, Python, etc.).
• Knowledge of using computational hardware and AI to optimize optical design more efficiently and effectively is a plus.
• Profound knowledge in micro and nanofabrication technology and clean room fabrication processes, including DOE and metaoptics wafer foundries.
• Familiar with the capabilities of major DOE and metaoptics suppliers and their market trends.

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