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Optical Engineer Jobs in Boston, MA

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Lowell, MA9 days ago

Bachelor’s degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Photonics, or related discipline; Master’s or PhD strongly preferred. Deep proficiency with optical simulation tools (Zemax, Code V, FRED, LightTools, or equivalent).

Billerica, MA9 days ago

Drive product development from concept through manufacturing, including: System architecture and conceptualization. Ability to innovate and apply new technologies or existing methods to solve complex design challenges.

Cambridge, Massachusetts30+ days ago

$60–$75 Per Hour
Contractor

Performs calculations, studies, and analyses to support designs such as geometric and dimensional tolerance studies, trigonometric calculations, mass property calculations and potential manufacturing, and assembly techniques. Interprets and employs conventional engineering principles, practices, guidelines, and precedents in considering design requirements including contamination, structural integrity, corrosion resistance, ground environments, coefficients of thermal expansion, machinability, weldability, formability, etc.

Westford, MA9 days ago

In the absence of this skill set however we will consider folks with transferable skills such as CNC experience, hands on mechanical experience, complex machine operating experience. Experience having operating optical coating vacuum deposition chambers and coating experience in an optics industry.

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Tyngsborough, MA2 days ago

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Tyngsborough, MA3 days ago

North Reading, MA10 days ago

$69,300–$111,000 Per Year

Benefits: Teradyne offers a variety of comprehensive health and well-being benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, and more. ATTENTION APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES: If you’re unable to access our on-line application due to a disability you may visit one of our locations or our Corporate Office at 600 Riverpark Drive, North Reading, MA and request a paper application form.

Waltham, MA30+ days ago

$75–$100 Per Hour

The engineer will contribute to research and development efforts involving optical transmission systems, photonic components, and high-speed communication links. Seeking an Electro-Optical Engineer to support the development, testing, and prototyping of advanced optical communication and sensing systems.

North Reading, MA23 days ago

$111,300–$178,200 Per Year

Woburn, MA30+ days ago

Full-time

We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program.

Lexington, MA30+ days ago

$116,400–$140,000 Per Year

Our Group has a history of successful innovations; we have fielded a high-area coverage rate foliage-penetrating 3D imaging lidar using single photon-sensitive detector arrays; we developed a novel ultra-wideband coherent lidar; and we have MIT LL digital pixel focal plane array technology to develop unique passive IR sensors. Our portfolio of programs spans smaller, high-risk, high-reward seedling studies and experiments that explore novel techniques and technologies to the fielding of larger, more mature systems that are designed, developed and integrated onto target platforms, such as aircraft.

Sudbury, MA30+ days ago

Bachelor’s degree in Optical Engineering, Physics or related discipline; master’s degree is preferred; certifications in optical engineering are a plus. Calibration Processes: Execute and refine calibration procedures for various optical instruments, including lasers, optical power meters, polarizers, and cameras.

Lexington, MA30+ days ago

Full-time

Designs, models, analyzes, and tests optical, electro-optical, and opto-mechanical systems and components, including sensors, lasers, fiber-optics, and telecommunications products. Conducts research and development into phases of physical optics and geometric optics, lasers, laser characteristics, laser maintenance, and broadband optical sources.

Lexington, MA30+ days ago

$145,200–$170,000 Per Year

We are seeking highly skilled optical design engineers to generate new concepts and designs for a broad range of optical systems: from UV through infrared, reflective and refractive, from few photons to high energy lasers, imaging and non-imaging, and for a variety of applications in stressing environments. Recently the Group has been involved in optical payload development efforts for satellite imaging systems, space and ground laser communications systems, airborne laser imaging and spectroscopic systems, and high energy laser optical systems.

Maynard, MA30+ days ago

For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows: 75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota; 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%; 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation. Join our team at Acacia, where we design advanced optical transceivers for high-speed fiber optic transmission in data centers and telecommunication networks.

Boston, MA30+ days ago

Work in markets that include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.. Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including business stakeholders, programs, customers, and/or direct line management in a product development environment.

Woburn, MA30+ days ago

Full-time

Lexington, MA30+ days ago

$145,200–$170,000 Per Year

The candidate will grow into their career working on a broad range of laser communications problems, including (but not limited to) system conceptual design; systems analysis and modeling; component selection and verification; optical system alignment and testing; data analysis; testbed design and verification; fiber optic system optimization and debugging; high-fidelity hardware builds; free-space optics system optimization and debugging; data analysis; as well as documentation and presentation of designs, specifications, laser safety plans, test procedures, and test results. Advanced degree in physics, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, optical engineering or a related field with significant coursework or experience in optics, lasers, and/or communications systemsAt least 5 years of related experience post undergraduate degree (can include graduate school).

Maynard, MA30+ days ago

For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows: 75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota; 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%; 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation. We are looking for a Reliability Manager who will lead and expand a team of top-tier Optics Technologists, Reliability and Failure Analysis Engineers, and Quality professionals to enable the growth of the Optics components business by delivering world-class products.

Lexington, MA30+ days ago

$116,400–$140,000 Per Year

Recently the Group has been involved in optical payload development efforts for satellite imaging systems, space and ground laser communications systems, airborne laser imaging and spectroscopic systems, and high energy laser optical systems. Recently, this included compact, extremely wide field-of-view space telescopes; ultra-compact, freeform optics-based cameras for ubiquitous operation; and fiber encapsulated ultra-small optical imaging systems.

North Reading, MA30+ days ago

$140,500–$224,800 Per Year

This role requires a blend of technical expertise, leadership skills, and project management acumen to ensure successful project delivery and customer satisfaction. ATTENTION APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES: If you’re unable to access our on-line application due to a disability you may visit one of our locations or our Corporate Office at 600 Riverpark Drive, North Reading, MA and request a paper application form.

Boston, MA30+ days ago

As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Celestica Engineering is seeking a highly motivated and self-driven candidate qualified for the position of Optical System Engineer to help design and build market leading Fiber Optic Communication Switching Network.

Lexington, MA30+ days ago

$145,200–$170,000 Per Year

Examples of near-term field tests include terabit-per-second direct-to-Earth small-satellite constellations, near-Earth wideband relay laser communication terminal hardware for space and ground terminal use, and next-generation beam-director prototypes that are inherently scalable to deep-space optical comm systems, and quantum state transfer across a regional quantum network testbed. Primary areas of research include the development of novel entangled-photon source technologies and quantum memory systems; novel quantum link architectures; sensitive single-photon receivers; novel modulation and coding approaches; multi-format laser-comm modems; robust and compact free-space optical beam directors; and precision beam pointing, link acquisition and tracking systems.

Lexington, MA30+ days ago

$145,200–$170,000 Per Year

Cambridge, MA19 days ago

HyperLight is at the forefront of the commercialization of thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) integrated photonics - a material and process technology that is enabling high-performance, scalable optical components across AI/datacom infrastructure, hyperscale computing, quantum computing, sensing, and beyond. Contribute to the development of design, layout and verification enablement toolsets in open source and commercial tools including GDSFactory, Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys Optocompiler and ICV, and Siemens Calibre.

Cambridge, MA30+ days ago

As a Senior Photonics Process Development Engineer, you will be a key player in driving the development, optimization, and scaling of fabrication processes on the TFLN platform, working closely with customers from quantum computing and other emerging applications to understand their needs and translating them practically to scalable fabrication processes. HyperLight is at the forefront of the commercialization of thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) integrated photonics - a material and process technology that is enabling high-performance, scalable optical components across AI/datacom infrastructure, hyperscale computing, quantum computing, sensing, and more.

North Reading, MA23 days ago

$175,300–$280,600 Per Year

As a member of the Silicon Photonics Engineering Staff, you will be a key player in the definition, implementation, and validation of complex automated test equipment that interfaces optical ports of silicon photonic devices at all stages of fabrication, from wafer probe to packaged test. ATTENTION APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES: If you’re unable to access our on-line application due to a disability you may visit one of our locations or our Corporate Office at 600 Riverpark Drive, North Reading, MA and request a paper application form.

Cambridge, MA19 days ago

HyperLight is at the forefront of the commercialization of thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) integrated photonics - a material and process technology that is enabling high-performance, scalable optical components across AI/datacom infrastructure, hyperscale computing, quantum computing, sensing, and beyond. · Own the end-to-end design and delivery of high-performance, robust device components such as fiber couplers, optical taps, optical crossings, thermo-optic phase shifters, photodiodes, and high speed electro-optic modulators.

Marlboro, MA30+ days ago

Holographix designs and manufactures custom replicated optical components and assemblies, including diffraction gratings, microlens arrays, optical diffusers, beam shaping optics, and spectrograph modules used in spectroscopy. This role combines technical application support, project management and commercial account management, working closely with customers and internal teams to develop and deliver advanced optical solutions.

North Reading, MA30+ days ago

$111,300–$178,200 Per Year

BS or advanced degree in Electrical / Electronics Engineering or related technical field with relevant course study in: Electronics Design, Analog Hardware Design & Circuit Analysis, Electromagnetics, Micro-Electronic Circuits, Logic Design, Signals & Systems, Control Systems and Motion Control . + 7+ years of experience within product development and manufacturing environments for electronic and electro-mechanical assemblies, including sensor interface systems, communications equipment and systems, controls equipment, power conditioning and electrical distribution systems .

Lexington, MA30+ days ago

5+ years of experience as an electrical engineer responsible for design and test of complex mixed-signal hardware, with specific experience as follows: - 5+ years of experience with the part selection, schematic capture, layout, and test of complex mixed-signal boards targeting SoCs or FPGAs with all relevant clocking, power, and high-rate interfaces. The role will involve supporting and eventually leading the integration and test of builds composed of high-speed digital/analog and electro-optic circuitry, influencing digital architecture, and performing electrical design and analysis for future generations of Laser Communications systems.

North Reading, MA30+ days ago

$100,000–$194,700 Per Year

Provide leadership and collaborate with other development teams in providing communication to management on the topics of technical guidance, trade-off analysis, project scheduling, project costs, budgeting, and change management . ATTENTION APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES: If you’re unable to access our on-line application due to a disability you may visit one of our locations or our Corporate Office at 600 Riverpark Drive, North Reading, MA and request a paper application form.

Lexington, MA30+ days ago

$145,200–$170,000 Per Year

Bedford, MA11 days ago

Lead packaging design at the component level for EO/OE devices including DFB lasers, optical receivers, fiber-optic components, and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) — from die attach and fiber pigtailing through hermetic sealing. QCi is seeking an Optomechanical Engineer — at a level commensurate with experience — to design and develop precision opto-mechanical assemblies and photonic module packages for Aerospace & Defense and advanced photonics applications.

Cambridge, MA10 days ago

HyperLight is at the forefront of the commercialization of thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) integrated photonics - a material and process technology that is enabling high-performance, scalable optical components across AI/datacom infrastructure, hyperscale computing, quantum computing, sensing, and beyond. This role will primarily focus on Microsoft technologies including SharePoint, Power Platform, Power BI, and workflow automation solutions, while also supporting enterprise applications such as NetSuite.

Boston, MA30+ days ago

Remote

$82,969–$110,625 Per Year

Conduct comprehensive testing of DS-3, OC-3, OC-12, OC-48, and OC-192 circuits using Bit Error Rate Testers (BERTs), Optical Time-Domain Reflectometers (OTDRs), Optical Power Meters, and other precision optical test equipment. Responsibilities include performing site surveys to assess infrastructure readiness; installing, provisioning, and commissioning equipment; and executing turnup and testing of advanced networking technologies.

Watertown, MA30+ days ago

Remote

PhotonForge unifies component simulation, circuit simulation, compact modeling, layout generation, PDK integration, and foundry handoff into a single platform backed by Flexcompute’s GPU-accelerated Tidy3D multi-physics solvers. Our products are utilized by companies in designing and optimizing technology products, with applications ranging from designing airplanes and cars to wind turbines and quantum computing chips.

Lexington, MA30+ days ago

$116,400–$140,000 Per Year

Roles are focused on algorithm design/ software engineering and span a diverse range of technical responsibilities including task and project leadership, individual contributor for novel algorithm development, design and implementation of test software and tooling for algorithm verification and validation, hardware test and validation, and continuous improvement initiatives for software engineering processes. The Group has expertise in communications; optics; electro-optics; optical turbulence mitigation; precise pointing control systems; embedded systems; command, control, and telemetry; test set design and fabrication; data analysis; modeling; and simulation.

Lexington, MA30+ days ago

$116,400–$140,000 Per Year

The Advanced Technology Division invents the technological building blocks of future systems, with the Microsystems Prototyping Foundry (MPF) serving as a state-of-the-art semiconductor research and fabrication facility for advanced microelectronics, imagers, quantum devices, and more. Data Analysis and Reportin Develop automated data analysis routines (e.g., using JMP, Python, or MATLAB) to efficiently process large datasets, generate insightful reports, and communicate technical findings to cross-functional teams.

Lexington, MA30+ days ago

$100,200–$120,000 Per Year

The final salary offered to a selected candidate will depend on various factors, including—but not limited to—the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s experience, skills and education/training, internal equity considerations and applicable legal requirements. Research areas include novel imager and detector design with in-house silicon and compound semiconductor microfabrication facilities, leading-edge integrated circuit design, and advanced packaging and 3D integration capabilities.

Lexington, MA30+ days ago

$100,200–$120,000 Per Year

Lexington, MA30+ days ago

$112,600–$151,900 Per Year

The final salary offered to a selected candidate will depend on various factors, including—but not limited to—the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s experience, skills and education/training, internal equity considerations and applicable legal requirements. Possess knowledge of electronic design for aerospace applications, including connector selection, wire types/sizes/derating, voltage drops, electro-mechanical packaging, electrical fabrication, and assembly techniques.

Lexington, MA30+ days ago

$112,600–$151,900 Per Year

The final salary offered to a selected candidate will depend on various factors, including—but not limited to—the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s experience, skills and education/training, internal equity considerations and applicable legal requirements. Possess knowledge of electronic design for aerospace applications, including connector selection, wire types/sizes/derating, voltage drops, electro-mechanical packaging, electrical fabrication, and assembly techniques.

Danvers, MA30+ days ago

Full-time

Principal Duties and Responsibilities: Act as the primary technical point of contact with suppliers who provide electronic components and custom assemblies (PCBAs, consoles, cables, batteries, housings, etc.) as well as custom injection molded or extrusion components and/or multi-component sub-assemblies. Knowledge of the process flow for ordering, receiving and using custom direct materials; including generating incoming inspection plans, participating in MRB investigations, non-conformance generation and disposition, and management of product through ERP systems (SAP preferred).

Lexington, MA, MA30+ days ago

$60–$90 Per Hour

The selected candidate will support the mechanical design, integration, and testing of complex mechanical, opto-mechanical, and electro-mechanical systems as part of a multidisciplinary team under the direction of a Technical Project Manager. The groups core capabilities include precision engineering, opto-mechanics, mechanisms, electronics packaging, large and lightweight structures, composite materials, and additive manufacturing.

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Billerica, MAToday

$96,600–$128,800 Per Year

Responsibilities include creating assembly and test instructions, evaluating defects, supporting production, and driving continuous improvement through Lean/5S and process optimization. Seeking a process engineer to develop, implement, and improve manufacturing methods for infrared lenses, collaborating with design and quality teams.

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Marlborough, Massachusetts5 days ago

$75,000–$99,800

Working at IPG Photonics you can expect challenging projects, a motivating and friendly environment, and working hand-in-hand with skilled teams of software and hardware engineers. Job Summary:The Crystal Growth Engineer / Senior Crystal Growth Engineer develops, optimizes, and supports melt-grown crystalline materials and associated growth systems.

Acton, MA9 days ago

Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; nine or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, seven or more years of experience with a masters degree, or four or more years with a PhD. GA-EMS' expanding portfolio of specialized products and integrated system solutions support critical fleet, space systems and satellites, missile defense, power and energy, and process and monitoring applications for defense, industrial, and commercial customers worldwide.

Boston, MA30+ days ago

He/She will maintain a high level of technical expertise in all aspects of the Client products, including the biological, computerized and optical features of our products. · Provide remote and on-site support to Client customers by installing, fine-tuning, and maintaining Client systems and applications.

Lexington, MA19 days ago

$145,200–$170,000 Per Year

The Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System, developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory in collaboration with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, successfully used lasers to transmit high-definition video back to Earth as the Artemis II astronauts executed their lunar flyby. The Modeling and Analysis Team is involved with all stages of development, including developing initial understanding of novel concepts, the generation of performance predictions to inform hardware-development programs, and the design of detailed models of existing systems.

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