Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering, Optical Sciences, Physics, Electrical Engineering or related field
7+ years of experience in consumer electronics as an optical engineer working on display, camera/imaging or holographic optical system integration
7+ years of experience in optical simulation, metrology, and testing to verify component, assembly and system level performance
Strong fundamental optical engineering knowledge base in areas including lens design, aberration theory, image quality, MTF/PSF, etc., and experience with tolerance analysis
Familiarity with non-imaging aspects such as haze and stray light mitigation
Experienced in at least one of the following modelling software packages: LightTools, Zemax, FRED, TracePro
Hands-on experience with optics component characterization and product integration
Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create?
The Role
As a Senior Optical Design Engineer, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to conceive and design innovative consumer products. You will work closely with an internal interdisciplinary team, and outside partners to drive key aspects of product definition, execution, and test. You must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment.
In this role, you will:
Work with a component engineering team and product engineering team to provide rapid prototyping and characterization of optics or imaging systems
Provide support for modelling, analysis, and design for prototyping and manufacturing of lens and holographic components and systems
Use software tools (LightTools, Zemax, etc.) to model optical systems, evaluate performance characteristics, and perform tolerance analyses
Work with cross-functional teams to draft component specification, design reviews, work with vendors to manufacture parts and validate results by specifying test parameters and methodologies
Communicate and manage overseas component manufacturing vendors
Master's or Doctoral degree in Optical Engineering, Optical Sciences, Physics, Electrical Engineering or related field
Experience in MATLAB programming
Proficiency in at least one of the following CAD packages: Creo or SolidWorks
Experience with design and development of optical systems requiring a combination of illumination, imaging, stray light mitigation, radiometry/photometry, holographic/diffractive optics, or nano-optics
Experience working with international, cross-functional teams
Experience in mass production of optical devices
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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