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Folio Photonics

Optical Engineer - Solon

Solon, OH · On-site

$119K - $155K/yr

D., in Optical Engineering, Optical Sciences, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; 0-2 years of professional experience * Solid command of geometrical and physical optics: aberrations ...

Optikos Corporation

Staff Optical Engineer

Wakefield, MA · On-site

$130K - $165K/yr

The Staff Optical Engineer serves as a senior technical expert responsible for leading the ... We develop innovative products in the life sciences, aerospace and defense, industrial, and ...

CivicMinds, Inc.

Sr Optical Engineer

San Diego, CA · On-site

$138K - $179K/yr

The Sr. Optical Engineer works with Project Managers, Systems Engineers, and customer teams to ... Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Physics; Masters or PhD ...

Folio Photonics

$95K - $123K/yr

D., in Optical Engineering, Optical Sciences, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; 0-2 years of professional experience * Solid command of geometrical and physical optics: aberrations ...

Rigaku

Optical Engineer

Auburn Hills, MI · On-site

$122K - $158K/yr

Bachelor of Science in Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related field Experience: * Strong Preferred: 3+ years of hands-on experience in grinding/polishing ...

JPL

Optical Engineer IV

Pasadena, CA · On-site

$140K - $181K/yr

The Optics & Spectroscopy Section (3640) provides world-leading capability and expertise in a wide ... Demonstrated ability in written and verbal communication including presenting science, engineering ...

Atom Computing, Inc.

Principal Optical Engineer

Boulder, CO · On-site

$160K - $185K/yr

Join a world‑class team of scientists, engineers, and business professionals to advance the state‑of‑the‑art in quantum computing. We are seeking a Principal Optical Engineer. As a technical ...

Optikos

Staff Optical Engineer

Wakefield, MA · On-site

$130K - $165K/yr

The Staff Optical Engineer serves as a senior technical expert responsible for leading the ... We develop innovative products in the life sciences, aerospace and defense, industrial, and ...

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Optical Engineer III

Campus, IL · On-site

$125K - $162K/yr

The Optics & Spectroscopy Section provides world-leading capability and expertise in a wide range ... Demonstrated ability in written and verbal communication including presenting science, engineering ...

The Aerospace Corporation

Optical Engineer

El Segundo, CA · On-site +1

$137K - $177K/yr

Bachelor's degree Electrical Engineering, Physics, Optical Sciences, or another related technical field from an accredited university * Eight or more years of experience in roles of increasing ...

Rigaku

Optical Engineer

Auburn Hills, MI

$122K - $158K/yr

Bachelor of Science in Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related field Experience: * Strong Preferred: 3+ years of hands-on experience in grinding/polishing ...

Folio Photonics

Optical Engineer - Longmont

Longmont, CO · On-site

$127K - $165K/yr

D., in Optical Engineering, Optical Sciences, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; 0-2 years of professional experience * Solid command of geometrical and physical optics: aberrations ...

Optikos Corporation

Optical Engineer

Wakefield, MA · On-site

$80K - $105K/yr

Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Photonics, or related field. * 2+ years of ... We develop innovative products in the life sciences, aerospace and defense, industrial, and ...

Optikos, LLC.

Staff Optical Engineer

Wakefield, MA · On-site

$130K - $165K/yr

The Staff Optical Engineer is recognized as a key technical expert and collaborates cross ... We develop innovative products in the life sciences, aerospace and defense, industrial, and ...

CACI International Inc.

Optical Engineer

Danbury, CT · On-site

$86K - $181K/yr

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, ideally Optical Engineering or Optical Science, although will consider Physics or Electrical Engineering.5+ years of demonstrate detailed knowledge of basic optical ...

The Aerospace Corporation

Optical Engineer

El Segundo, CA · On-site

$137K - $177K/yr

Bachelor's degree Electrical Engineering, Physics, Optical Sciences, or another related technical field from an accredited university * Eight or more years of experience in roles of increasing ...

Optikos, LLC.

Optical Engineer

Wakefield, MA · On-site

$80K - $105K/yr

Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Photonics, or related field. * 2+ years of ... We develop innovative products in the life sciences, aerospace and defense, industrial, and ...

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Optical Engineer IV

Campus, IL · On-site

$125K - $162K/yr

The Optics & Spectroscopy Section (3640) provides world-leading capability and expertise in a wide ... Demonstrated ability in written and verbal communication including presenting science, engineering ...

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Optical Engineer - Solon

Solon, OH • On-site

Folio Photonics
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing • 11 - 50 employees
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$119K - $155K/yr

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Location: Solon, Ohio

Optical Engineer I

Location: Folio Photonics; Solon, OH — on-siteJob Type: Full timeReports to: Head of Optical Engineering

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Folio Photonics is a dynamic startup company focused on developing a multi-terabyte multilayer fluorescent optical disc with a decades-long shelf life, a small environmental footprint, and low total cost of ownership. This technology represents a significant and much-needed breakthrough for the archival and nearline data storage industry. Our engineering team possesses the diverse range of skills needed to bring the optical media, the optical pickup, and the optical disc drive to market — chemistry, physics, materials and polymer science, and optical, mechanical, computer, electronic, firmware, and software engineering. Our team is composed of talented individuals who thrive in a high-tech, interdisciplinary environment.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Optical Engineer I supports development of the optical pickup unit (OPU) that reads and writes data to our multilayer optical discs, and of the media that the OPU has to address. You will be given well-defined analysis, modeling, and laboratory tasks, and your work will be reviewed as you build depth. Within your first year, we expect you to be independently owning component-level analyses and measurements. You will have impactful scope and influence to a real product development program.

JOB DUTIES
  • Build, run, and extend optical models in Zemax and MATLAB or Python to support OPU and media development
  • Interpret laboratory and spinstand measurement data; produce reports that inform engineering decisions
  • Set up, align, and operate optical test benches; take systematic, reproducible, well-logged data
  • Support component characterization and incoming inspection of lenses, coatings, sources, and detectors
  • Run optical tolerance and sensitivity analyses
  • Support optical, opto-mechanical, and system-level integration and test activities
  • Document work in written test reports and analysis memos, present results to the engineering teams and uplevel to leadership
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
  • BS, MS, Ph.D., in Optical Engineering, Optical Sciences, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; 0–2 years of professional experience
  • Solid command of geometrical and physical optics: aberrations, diffraction, NA and depth of focus, interference, and polarization. You can work these problems, not just define them.
  • Experience with optical design software (Zemax OpticStudio, Code V, or equivalent): you can build a sequential model from a prescription and run standard analyses
  • Proficiency in MATLAB or Python for modeling and data reduction
  • Demonstrated hands-on optical laboratory experience at the bench: aligning multi-element optical paths, working with lasers, lenses, mirrors, coatings, detectors, and opto-mechanical mounts
  • Familiarity with optical instrumentation — some subset of interferometers, wavefront sensors, beam profilers, spectrometers, autocollimators, alignment telescopes, microscopes, and power meters
  • AI-augmented engineering practice. Fluent use of AI assistants and coding copilots as everyday working tools — code generation and debugging, data reduction, literature and patent search, and technical drafting. Equally important: you can critically evaluate AI output, recognize when it is confidently wrong, and validate it against analytic limits, known results, or measurement before it leaves your hands.
  • Sound judgment about confidentiality is required — Folio’s optical designs, supplier specifications, and media formulations are proprietary
  • Clear technical writing, and the professional honesty to report a result you do not like
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Thin-film interference and transfer-matrix modeling of multilayer stacks
  • Statistical methods applied to engineering problems: Monte Carlo, design of experiments, measurement uncertainty
  • Experience with tolerance analysis in Zemax or Code V
  • Experience with wave-based optics modeling techniques - RCWA, FDTD
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