Optical Engineer

You will be our in-region technical lead for the Robotics Visor. You will spend a significant share of your time onsite at the suppliers, driving development, integration, and qualification hands-on: running builds and DOEs, standing up metrology at the line, root-causing failures with the vendor's engineers, and closing the loop back to the US design and program teams.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary technical DRI for the Robotics Visor at supplier sites in the region, with the authority and accountability to make and defend day-to-day technical calls onsite
Own the development and qualification at the visor supplier: build readiness, DOE execution, tooling and line qualification, and MP ramp readiness
Establish the end-to-end manufacturing process of Visor. Drive DFM on substrate forming, dry and wet coatings, decoration and masking, surface finish and post processing guiding the process that holds performance at volume
Establish the metrology capability to support all of the above: measurement methods, sampling plans, gauge R&R, and correlation from component-level measurement to integrated-assembly and system-level performance
Own the optical consequences of display-to-visor integration, display legibility and optical sensor performance through the visor

Qualifications

BS in Optics, Optical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or a related field
8+ years of relevant experience, including full ownership of an optical component or assembly from requirements through mass production ramp
Demonstrated experience as the senior in-region technical owner at supplier sites, driving development and qualification onsite
Hands-on experience with optical bonding or lamination of a display or optical element to a cover window or substrate
Working knowledge of optical coating design and coating processes, including PVD, hard coating, etc
Hands-on optical metrology and statistical methods (GRR, Cpk)
Track record of root-causing optical, cosmetic, and reliability failures to a verified mechanism and a deployed fix
Fluent written and spoken Mandarin and English, and a demonstrated ability to operate as the bridge between a China-based supply chain and a US-based design and program team
Willingness to travel to supplier sites regularly Experience with optical polymer and glass substrates, molding, forming or thermoforming
MS/PhD in Optics, Optical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or a related field
Direct experience with cover glass, window, or visor development for a consumer, automotive, or robotics product
Experience specifying or qualifying optical windows in front of cameras, depth sensors, or other perception hardware
Reliability and environmental qualification experience (impact, abrasion, chemical, UV, thermal cycling, humidity)