R&D Optical Engineer

R&D Optical Engineer

Are you passionate about advancing optical technologies and creating innovative solutions?

Do you enjoy working on complex optical systems while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-performance products?

As the world leader in non-destructive testing (NDT), Waygate Technologies offers the broadest portfolio of industrial inspection solutions. Our solutions include radiography and computed tomography (CT), remote visual inspection, ultrasound and eddy current technologies. We ensure safety, quality and productivity for our customers across major industries around the world.

As an R&D Optical Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Optical Design & Development: Designing and developing optical systems from ideation through implementation, including lens design, optical packaging, prototyping, and validation activities.
• Engineering Excellence: Adhering to business standards, engineering best practices, and product/program requirements throughout the development lifecycle.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Working closely with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure optical components are manufacturable and meet performance expectations.
• Supplier Collaboration: Partnering with suppliers to optimize designs for cost, manufacturability, and long-term production consistency.
• Technical Analysis: Performing optical modeling and analysis, including alignment methods, lens selection, modulation transfer function (MTF) analysis, and field of view (FOV) optimization.
• New Product Introduction: Supporting NPI activities to ensure successful transition from development to production.
• Innovation & Research: Investigating emerging optical technologies and contributing to innovation efforts and patent development.
• Documentation: Maintaining accurate design records, test reports, and technical documentation.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Have a Bachelor's degree in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Have a minimum of 1 year of experience in the design and development of optical products.

Skills:

• Experience in optical system design.
• Knowledge of optical alignment methods, lens selection, MTF analysis, and FOV optimization.
• Hands-on experience with optical design software such as Code V and/or Zemax.
• Experience with CAD tools such as SolidWorks.

Work Environment:

• This role requires regular onsite presence at the Skaneateles, NY facility.

This position requires valid work authorization in the country of employment. The employer is unable to sponsor work authorization for this role at any time.

The annual pay scale for this position is between $87,870.00 - $163,120.00.