Optical Engineer

Job Description

Are you an experienced, highly energetic optical engineer with a sound understanding of optics and photonics? If you are creative when it comes to solving problems that don't seem to have a solution, we want you on board. We are a young, vibrant, dynamic, and change-oriented company. Our focus is on the opportunity, and we want to help you maximize yours. Bring your dreams to life by joining CBS! Being part of the CBS Family - You are an experienced optical systems engineer who has extensive knowledge of compact optical systems. Your capability to design innovative optical solutions helps you solve some of the industry's most complex problems. You are interested in all the latest innovations in optics and stay abreast of the latest technology and developments. Your skills are suited to collaborative team environments, where you enjoy contributing to ideas and can work remotely at the comfort of your home office!

Responsibilities

• Research, plan, design, implement, scale and support a variety of optical technologies, using software including but not limited to, FRED and Photon Design tools like FIMMWAVE, OMNISIM, PICWAVE, HAROLD etc.
• Create a strong network within the industry by actively participating in the international exhibitions that the company attends.
• Participate in R&D, QA, test, production and technical support.
• Troubleshoot the setups and systems and do root cause failure analysis & stray light analysis.
• Direct and conduct experiments as needed to support design efforts.
• Evaluate designs with numerical simulations and comparison with test data.
• Work on issues of integrating optics with other subsystems.
• Document the results and present them to cross-functional teams.
• Design, conduct, and report results for the tests requested by customers.
• Develop low-loss high-performance optical components.
• Perform FDTD or Tracing simulations as needed to create next-generation optical devices and systems.
• For blogs and webinars, provide educational content that is relevant to the optics and photonics industry.
• Other duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or Engineering Physics (with a specialization in Optics, or Photonics)

Experience Requirements

• 2+ years of hands-on industrial experience
• Experience with optical system test and measurements techniques

Additional Requirements

• Details-oriented, excellent analytical skills, and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Knowledge of optical simulation software like FRED and Photon Design
• Excellent knowledge of optics lab setups and environments
• Knowledge of materials for optical systems
• Must be eligible to work in Canada

Benefits and Perks

• The position includes health benefits that are made available after 90 days.
• Flexible working environment.
• The position includes paid time off PTO accrues and is made available after successful completion of the probationary period.
• Mature business process framework and infrastructure so that you can hone in on your own skills and what you do best.
• Overall compensation increases based on merit/ performance.
• Remote work