Contract: 12 Months+
Lab Technician – Optical
- Typical Day in the Role: Track materials (wafers, parts, devices), support design ownership, help with test and provide data
- Help with CAD models, help with hands on work in the lab
- Participate in the required meetings and prepare slides on their own data.
Job Responsibilities:
- Support a small team of optical scientists in developing sensing/illumination CAD models for AR and VR applications
- Model and prototype critical technologies to drive system performance and validation
- Support the characterization/testing of optical components and system integrations
- Collaborate with the larger research team to explore concepts and drive optical system development to create compelling experiences
- Drive supplier choice, interaction, and management in order to deliver prototypes in support of concept demonstrations
Skills:
- Experience in applied research and/or product development of optics or photonic systems
- Experience with one or more of the following optics technologies: illumination, radiometry/photometry, stray light analysis, physical optics, or imaging
- Experience with laboratory work setting up optical systems and experience with methods and tools for fabrication of optics (molded, polished, diamond turned) as well as microstructures
- Designing opto ME tools like solid works
- Ability to work with minimal direction and managing a project independently from start to finish
- Working, communicating, and collaborating in a cross-functional team environment
- Experience with device characterization and processing
- Experience with failure analysis and design for manufacturability
Education / Experience:
- High school diploma or GED required. Associate's degree
- Preferred BS degree in the field of Physics, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or a similar field with research experience OR comparable industry experience
Must-Haves / Non-Negotiable Skills:
- CAD design (ME design knowledge, know SolidWorks), basic EE and ME knowledge (know how to do electrical measurements), detail oriented and organized, no language barriers (verbal or written)
Preferred / Good-to-Haves:
- Have some process/fabrication knowledge
- Background in test
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