Hybrid Optical Designer – Concepteur(trice)

at EXFO

• Job title: Optical Designer – Concepteur(trice)
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Assembly
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Quebec, Canada

About the role

• Optical Designer working in the MDR Optics Development Group to design measurement systems. Collaborating cross-functionally to integrate optical components for manufacturing and R&D sectors.

Responsibilities

• Explain and describe physical phenomena that influence the quality of the measurement targeted by the product.
• Perform analyses, simulations, and preliminary setups prior to the design phase.
• Interpret measurement requirements and their impact on the various design elements.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electronics, and software specialists (embedded, signal processing, and high‑level) to ensure successful integration of the product’s intended measurement chain.
• Design optical circuits that allow quantitative interpretation of these phenomena.
• Define and write a structured and comprehensive qualification plan.
• Conduct the tests and measurements required for product qualification.
• Guide and supervise, when necessary, technicians, junior designers, and interns in performing various validation or qualification tests.
• Perform metrological uncertainty analyses and calculations to justify specifications.
• Write test, experiment, and product qualification reports, as well as design documents that thoroughly describe the product.
• Define and draft assembly and production test procedures.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of applicable experience in a comparable role.
• Bilingual in English and French.
• Bachelor’s degree in optics, physics engineering, or equivalent; a master’s degree is an asset.
• Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of fiber optics, nonlinear optics, and classical optics.
• Good knowledge of opto-mechanics and optoelectronics.
• Good understanding of optical physical phenomena affecting fiber‑optic transmission.
• Familiarity with measurement instruments commonly used in optical test and measurement.
• Familiarity with components and devices used in designing optical test equipment (lasers, detectors, couplers, filters, circulators, diffraction gratings).
• Basic knowledge of metrology, particularly uncertainty calculations used to define specifications.
• Proficiency in Matlab, Excel, and Word.
• Knowledge of laboratory or manufacturing markets is an asset.

Benefits

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