Key Responsibilities
Optical Architecture: Design and develop complex optical systems, including illumination pathways (LED, other lighting sources), imaging optics (lenses, objectives, filters), and sensor integration (CMOS/CCD).
Modeling & Simulation: Perform sequential and non-sequential ray tracing, tolerancing, and stray-light analysis using optical design software (e.g., Zemax OpticStudio, Code V, or LightTools).
Component Selection & Vendor Management: Specify, source, and evaluate off-the-shelf and custom optical components (microscopes, mirrors, filters, beamsplitters). Establish relationships with global optical fabrication partners.
Testing & Metrology: Design and build optical test benches to characterize system performance, including MTF (Modulation Transfer Function), wavefront distortion, distortion, and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).
Cross-Functional Integration: Collaborate with Mechanical Engineers on optomechanical mountings and thermal stability, and with Computer Vision Engineers to optimize image quality for algorithmic processing.




Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to applicable regulatory requirements.

Qualifications & Skills
Education: Bachelors, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Optical Engineering, Physics, Photonics, or a closely related discipline.
Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and commercializing complex optical/imaging systems, preferably within the life sciences, or biopharma instrumentation industries.
Software Proficiency: optical modelling and analysis software
Domain Expertise: Understanding of Kohler/critical illumination, fluorescence imaging, micros and digital image sensor technology.
Optomechanics: Proven experience with precision optomechanical alignment techniques and understanding the impact of thermal and mechanical stress on optical performance.
Camera interfaces: Knowledge of camera interfaces (MIPI, USB3, GigE) and basic image sensor firmware tuning.

📌 Senior Optical Engineer Thane
🏢 Enixza Technologies
📍 Thane