Optical Engineer

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.​

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

The Optical Engineer will work with the interdisciplary engineering team designing and developing new optical prescriptions for complex zoom and multispectral imaging systems for new and modified existing optical systemst products. The job will design develop, tolerance, and analyze complex IR and multispectral optical system. The position will also develop and maintain detailed design documentation and support the DFM and DFA activities and cost estimates and estimating new efforts.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Work with Senior Optical engineers in the design and development of optical prescriptions
• Tolerance and analyze optical systems performance over temperature
• Work with the Opto mechanical engineers to ensure the optical design intent is consistent with DFM and DFA implemented by the Opto mechanical engineers
• Support the design and development of assembly and test fixtures to ensure they are consistent with the optical design, tolerances, and intent
• Create and maintain accurate documentation
• Prepare and support Design review activities 
• Support production and QA with debug of issues and RMA assessments

Job Qualifications:

• Technical degree (BS engineering or Physics) preferred
• 2-5 years related work experience preferred
• Experience with imaging optical design principles, with some lens development experience 
• Basic competence with Zemax or CODEV or FRED or other optical design package
• Experience with Infra optical systems and radiometry a plus
• Strong communication skills, particularly with highly technical content 
• Ability to support multiple projects and competing priorities.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. ​