Develop optical techniques for physical sensing, including measurement of microscopic displacement, velocity, and rotation.
Contribute expertise to optical component selection, custom design and characterization, and instrument system design and testing.
Simulate performance of new designs, conduct experiments to discover and understand discrepancies between simulated and actual performance, and optimize design parameters.
Contribute to algorithm development for simulation, data analysis, and operation of software-defined sensor instruments.
Document all work and prepare reports for internal use, external publication, or patents as appropriate.
Continuously learn and apply knowledge from other areas of science and engineering (electronics, mechanics, physics, signal processing, etc.) to help develop complete instruments as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Develop robust, cost-effective, and manufacturable optical instrument products based on results of technology research.
Work with external suppliers to select components or design custom optics as needed.
Plan and conduct product verification testing, debugging, and optimization to ensure quality.
Provide manufacturing documentation for optical subsystems, and work with manufacturing engineers to launch and support new optical instrument products.
Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and communicate and document work diligently.
Requirements
Master's or Ph.D. in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with a strong emphasis on optics and photonics.
Bachelor's degree with significant relevant experience may be considered.
5+ years of experience in optical metrology, photonic engineering, or a related field, preferably in an instrument design role.
Strong theoretical and practical understanding of Optics and wave propagation.
Photonic components and related electronic circuitry.
Error sources such as optical aberrations and device noise.
Proficiency in data analysis and mathematical programming languages such as Matlab or Python.
Proven practical experience with Optical lab equipment, Photonics components and suppliers, Metrology techniques such as interferometry.
Experiment design, prototyping, debugging and product verification.
Legal authorization to work full-time for any employer in Canada (application question asks for this).
Assets: Knowledge of electrical engineering or electronic hardware product development; Knowledge of experimental physics or geophysics.
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