Job Description

Locations

• PALO ALTO, California, United States

Salary

Skills Required

• Opto-mechanical designintermediate
• structural/thermal/optical (STOP) analysisintermediate
• material properties such as plastics, metal, adhesive, glassintermediate
• lens design and stray light analysisintermediate
• technical leadership skillsintermediate
• communication and presentation skillsintermediate
• optical design such as Zemax, Code Vintermediate
• data analysis tools like JMP, MATLAB/Pythonintermediate
• Six Sigmaintermediate
• CAD software (CATIA)intermediate
• GD&Tintermediate
• FEA toolsintermediate

Required Qualifications

• Strong background in Opto-mechanical design (experience)
• Deep understanding of structural/thermal/optical (STOP) analysis (experience)
• In-depth knowledge of material properties such as plastics, metal, adhesive, glass etc. (experience)
• Working knowledge of lens design and stray light analysis for high-volume manufacturing (experience)
• Strong technical leadership skills, ability to drive vendors and a go-getter attitude where anything that does not violate physics is possible (experience)
• Strong communication and presentation skills (written and verbal) (experience)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in optical design such as Zemax, Code V etc. (experience)
• Experience with data analysis tools like JMP, MATLAB/Python and Six Sigma is a plus (experience)

Responsibilities

• Create detailed mechanical designs for mounts, barrels, spacers and adhesives that secure and align imaging lenses, using CAD software (CATIA preferred) to meet system optical and mechanical specifications
• Prepare detailed 2D drawings using GD&T, specification documents and assembly instructions for all opto-mechanical sub-assemblies
• Perform structural, thermal and vibration analyses using FEA tools to validate the performance of mounts and barrels under operational stresses
• Develop tolerance budgets and perform sensitivity analyses for optical systems
• Athermalize lenses to ensure operation under a wide range of temperatures
• Conduct detailed tolerance stack-up and Monte-Carlo analyses for lens mounts and spacers to ensure manufacturability
• Drive detailed DFM reviews with vendors to meet all requirements
• Oversee prototype fabrication, assembly, alignment and testing of opto-mechanical systems
• Failure analysis for issues during development, validation and production phases

Benefits

• general: Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• general: Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• general: Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• general: Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
• general: Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• general: 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• general: Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• general: Employee Assistance Program
• general: Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
• general: Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• general: Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• general: Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• general: Tesla Babies program
• general: Commuter benefits
• general: Employee discounts and perks program

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