Senior Optics Engineer
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About the Role
Technology Innovation Institute seeks a Senior Optics Engineer to perform R&D in laser system optics design and experimental validation. The role involves optical system design, prototyping, and collaboration with research teams.
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Responsibilities
- Design and development of optical systems, including lens design, optical alignment, and system integration
- Validation of designs through experiments and measurements
- Results and project reporting
- Interacting with scientific partners and suppliers
- Perform tolerancing studies
- Hands on troubleshooting and root cause analysis using engineering/physics principles
- Participating in design reviews and clearly articulating design concepts
- Working collaboratively with project team members
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering or similar
- At least 2 years of experience in optical engineering or related technologies
- Proficiency in Zemax with relevant experience in complex optical system design
- Experience in analytical systems design, simulation, and experimental validation
- Hands on experience with optical setup building (alignment, prototypes validation)
- Good level of English (speaking and writing)
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Company Overview
- Technology Innovation Institute (TII) is a publicly funded research institute based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
- TII focuses on advanced materials, autonomous robotics, cryptography, cyber security, directed energy, quantum computing, and secure systems.
Directed Energy Research Centre
- The Directed Energy Research Centre works on high power electromagnetic solutions, high energy laser systems, advanced acoustic technologies, pulsed power, particle beams, antennas, metamaterials, radar, and remote sensing.
Responsibilities
- Design and development of optical systems, including lens design, optical alignment, and system integration.
- Validation of designs (experiments and measurements).
- Results and project reporting.
- Interacting with scientific partners and suppliers.
- Perform tolerancing studies.
- Hands on troubleshooting and root cause analysis using engineering/physics principles.
- Responsible for completion on time of assigned tasks and meeting technical requirements.
- Participating in design reviews and clearly articulating design concepts.
- Working collaboratively with project team members.
- Participating in multidisciplinary discussions within the activity domain of DERC.
Skills
- Proficiency in Zemax with relevant experience in complex optical system design.
- Experience in analytical systems design, simulation, and experimental validation.
- Experimental design and instruments automation experience.
- Experience in alignment of optics.
- Experience with adaptive optics.
- Experience with optics at CW and pulsed regimes.
- Experience setting up and maintaining optical equipment.
- Experience with supplier discussions.
- Hands on experience with optical setup building (alignment, prototypes validation).
- Experience in laser/optics measurements (wavefront, beam intensity…).
- Design and/or hands on experience with high power laser optics and coatings.
- Experience performing tolerancing and optimization studies.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Optical Engineering or similar.
- Prior experience in optical engineering or optical related technologies (at least 2 years).
- Understanding of optical integration techniques and considerations.
- Ability to assist or perform alone functional testing, data capture, alignment verification, etc.
- Good level of English (speaking and writing).
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