As an optical designer in the Applied Materials Photonics Platform Business, you will be working on highly technical and challenging experimental prototypes, evaluation kits, and reference designs to support advanced near eye display modules.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver optical system designs for customers, development kits, and experimental prototypes.
- Select components, and work with vendors to source them for prototypes.
- Support waveguide teams, metrology teams, mechanical teams, and the rest of the organization with optical engineering, modeling, and prototyping. For example, metrology may require a complex lens design.
Minimum requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, or equivalent
- Experience in HW development in all design phases of wearable consumer product
- Proven competence in working cross-functionally to deliver cutting edge small form factor based solutions
Preferred Experience
- Strong fundamental experience of optical design of smart glasses, and components for smart glasses (such as ophthalmic lenses and light engines)
- Experience in leading and contributing to technical cross-functional team design discussions
- Hands-on experience in optical design tools such as Zemax
- Hands-on experience in prototype bring-up
- Development of new technology solutions as well as influencing future product roadmaps while interfacing closely with key vendors and suppliers
- 10 years minimum experience in optical design.
Functional Knowledge
- Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field
Business Expertise
- Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services
Leadership
- May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity
Problem Solving
- Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions
Impact
- Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies
Interpersonal Skills
- Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's Degree
Skills:
Certifications:
Languages:
Years of Experience:
7 - 10 Years
Work Experience:
Additional Information
Time Type:
Full time
Employee Type:
Assignee / Regular
Travel:
Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Eligible:
No
Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Top Skills
What We Do
Applied Materials is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale enables customers to transform possibilities into reality. At Applied Materials, our innovations make possible a better future.
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