Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer (High-Power Lasers)

The role

You will lead the design and development of custom opto-mechanical systems for metal 3D printing systems. This includes owning the design of custom hardware and opto-mechanical-electrical devices and implementing laser and camera solutions.

What you will do

• Design and build complex opto-mechanical systems
• Integrate high power lasers and high speed camera solutions
• Create drawings specifically to opto-mechanical GD&T standards
• Establish and own the precision alignment process including method, procedure, and software used
• Perform test and characterization of optical performance including process, equipment selection, and passing criteria
• Work closely with our process engineering team to solve physics-based interdependencies
• Work closely with mechanical, electrical, and software engineering teams to develop a robust and scalable system architecture

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in optics, mechanical engineering or related technical field
• 7+ years of experience in opto-mechanical systems design and development
• CAD experience, including GD&T and detailed drawing documentation as it relates to opto-mechanics (ISO 10110)
• Strong mechanical engineering and physics fundamentals
• Systems-level thinker also able to perform detailed work; has previously delivered complex opto-mechanical systems

Nice to have

• 10+ years of opto-mechanical design experience
• Experience with high power lasers (tens to hundreds of watts)
• Experience designing optics for industrial systems such as semiconductor (i.e. etching), laser cutting, long distance laser communication, etc.
• Ability to do system level and component level opto-mechanical tolerancing
• Experience with athermalization design, preferably with high power lasers
• Experience with STOP analysis
• Experience working around optical simulation software (Zemax or Code V)
• Hands on experience with alignment/assembly of complex optical systems
• Basic understanding of image and signal processing
• Knowledge of motion control and kinematics

Benefits

• Significant stock option packages
• 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (premium PPO and HMO options)
• Life insurance
• Traditional and Roth 401(k)
• Relocation assistance provided
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and company holidays
• Generous Paid Parental Leave and extended transition back to work for the birthing parent
• Free daily catered lunch and dinner, and fully stocked kitchenette
• Casual dress, flexible work hours, and regular catered team building events

About the company

Freeform builds AI-native manufacturing systems that unify software, hardware, and physics to produce industrial-scale parts. Their vertically integrated facility in Hawthorne brings technology development, R&D, and production together under one roof.