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Arizona Optical Metrology LLC
 • Specialized Design Services • 11 - 50 employees11 - 50 employees
$95K - $123K/yr
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Posted 26 days ago
Key responsibilities
Develop and implement optical metrology solutions, including designing and translating optical drawings into testing setups.
Perform interferometric optical testing, including setting up test configurations, making measurements, and analyzing data.
Create detailed reports and customer-facing documentation related to custom CGH designs and optical testing processes.
Job description
AOM is bringing decades of experience in optical metrology expertise to bear on some of the most demanding optics applications on earth – the fast-growing commercial space telescope industry, extreme precision optics for EUV lithography, and a host of other consumer, research, and industrial technologies that will shape humanity’s future through optics.
We are a fast-growing optics metrology business supporting amazing technology development all around the world.We operate with the pace and feel of a tech startup with the security of a mature technology at its core.It’s challenging, fun, and offers many opportunities to learn and grow for a motivated Optical Engineer.
Our products and services include:
- Computer Generated Holograms (CGHs) enabling interferometric testing of optical surfaces – aspheres, freeforms, cylinders, conic sections, and many other complex surface shapes and optical systems
- Mechanics for precise positioning and alignment of CGHs and test optics
- Development of complete optical test setups for the fast-growing commercial space telescope industry, consumer electronics customers, the semiconductor lithography industry, and many other applications.
- Highly skilled in optical modeling in Zemax, including macros and linking extensions
- Experience withInterferometric optical testing, including test setups, making measurements, and reducing data
- Comprehension of optical drawings and specifications, and ability to translate these into feasible metrology solutions, including error budget and test uncertainty estimates
- Proficiency with programming languages Matlab, C, Java, and Python
- Occasional customer site visits and tradeshow participation to demonstrate use of our products
- Develop detailed reports and customer-facing documentationfor custom CGH designs
The successful candidate will possess these skills and qualifications:
- BSin Optical Engineering and 5years'practical experience in related field, or MS with 3 years' experience
- Proficient in optical design and analysis in Zemax
- Strong programming skills a plus
- Hands-on experience setting up and aligning optical systems, making precision measurements with Interferometer, CMM, laser trackers is a plus
- Understanding of optical surface specification, GD&T, kinematic constraints, and experience putting these ideas into practice is a plus
- Due to the nature of some of the projects we take on, US Citizenship or Permanent Resident visa (green card) required
We are a fast-growing optics metrology business supporting amazing technology development all around the world.We operate with the pace and feel of a tech startup with the security of a mature technology at its core.It’s challenging, fun, and offers many opportunities to learn and grow for a motivated Optical Engineer.
Competitive salary
Generous benefits package
401kcontribution
Profit sharing
Company lunches, activities, and events
Learn and grow under the mentorship of optics community leaders
About Arizona Optical Metrology
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Industry
Specialized design services
Company size
11 - 50 Employees
Headquarters location
Tucson, AZ, US
Year founded
2009