R&D Optical Engineer, Research & Development

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R&D Optical Engineer

Summary

Hexagon''s Manufacturing Intelligence division develops advanced manufacturing technologies that help customers accelerate innovation, improve productivity, and deliver the highest levels of quality through industry-leading inspection and production solutions.

As an R&D Optical Engineer, you will design, develop, and validate advanced optical and electro-optical systems that form the foundation of Hexagon''s next generation of industrial inspection solutions. Working across the full product development lifecycle, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to create innovative optical solutions that deliver outstanding image quality, measurement accuracy, and product reliability.

Job Responsibilities

Product Development

• Design and develop optical and electro-optical systems from concept through production.
• Develop optical architectures for image quality, illumination, resolution, and measurement accuracy.
• Perform optical modeling, simulation, lens selection, alignment, MTF, and field-of-view analysis.
• Prototype, validate, and improve optical designs and technologies.
• Collaborate across Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Manufacturing, and Quality Engineering.
• Ensure designs meet performance, manufacturability, cost, and reliability requirements.

Supplier & Manufacturing Support

• Support optical engineering activities throughout the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with suppliers on manufacturability.
• Support manufacturing during product introduction.
• Participate in design reviews and supplier evaluations.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Research emerging optical technologies.
• Support patent generation.
• Contribute to technology roadmaps.
• Promote continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor''s degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Photonics, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.
• 1+ years of experience with optical system design.
• Experience with Zemax, Code V, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of optical alignment, lens selection, illumination, MTF, and field-of-view optimization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Key Competencies

Optical System Design; Optical Modelling & Simulation; Lens Design; Imaging Systems; Optical Alignment; MTF Analysis; Illumination Design; Product Development; Cross-functional Collaboration; Technical Problem Solving; Innovation & Research.

Leadership Expectations

Provide technical support within optical engineering; collaborate across multidisciplinary teams; drive innovation and quality; support continuous learning and engineering excellence.

Regular collaboration with global engineering teams, work in laboratories and optical development facilities, interaction with prototype systems and suppliers, and occasional domestic/international travel.

Why Join Hexagon

Help develop advanced optical technologies enabling customers to inspect, measure, and manufacture with exceptional precision while working with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

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Information at a Glance

Division: Business Area MI Management Services

Job Title: R&D Optical Engineer

Job Function: Research & Development

Job Location (Short): USA,

Workplace Type: Onsite

Workplace Details: Skaneateles, US

Req ID: 3253

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About Hexagon

Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies. We put data to work to drive efficiency, productivity and quality across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public safety and mobility applications. Our solutions enable customers to capture, analyze and leverage data from the physical world to create smarter, more connected and increasingly autonomous ecosystems that support a scalable and sustainable future. Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence business area delivers solutions that leverage data from design and engineering through production and metrology to help manufacturers make smarter, data-driven decisions and improve performance across the product lifecycle.

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