Optical Design Engineer

About This Role

• Optical Design Engineer This individual will be responsible for the design and development of new optical systems/products destined for high-volume and low-cost manufacturing.
• You will also lead product development teams with specific responsibilities for designing optics, imaging systems, and products to customer-provided requirements.
• In this role, you will act as the primary technical contact between the customer and the New Product Introduction (NPI) team.
• Broadcom's Micro Optics team, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, develops and manufactures wafer-based micro-optics and micro-optical systems.
• The group's leading-edge product offerings include a wide range of lenses that are used in a variety of highly-specialized consumer and industrial applications including mobile phones, photonics, photolithography, telecommunications, vision, and medical.
• Responsibilities Create custom optical designs for widely varying Micro-Optics applications, including refractive, diffractive, and hybrid.
• Efficiently manage new products from design inception to manufacture.
• Proactively identify technical solutions and risks for program deliverables.
• Perform engineering tasks of high complexity spanning optical design, prototyping, and testing while meeting schedule milestones and quality goals.
• Learn and follow the defined design/development (NPI) processes.
• Work proactively with engineering staff on process improvements tasks.
• Train and support other technical staff members while performing their job functions with minimal supervision and direction.
• Represent Broadcom Micro Optics at technical conferences, supporting the Sales/Marketing teams to develop new customers.
• Some travel is required.
• Some duties may require work in a cleanroom environment (70° F) with special gowning requirements.
• You may also be expected to work with high power lasers in laser-controlled areas.
• Minimum Requirements BS degree in relevant field and 8+ years of related experience.
• Hands-on experience with state-of–the-art manufacturing systems used in high-volume production.
• Experience with Zemax or CodeV; working knowledge of Labview, Matlab, or CAD tools (ie Solidworks).
• Experience in design of diffractive optical elements (DOEs) is preferred, but not required.
• Successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to apply new learning quickly to create practical solutions to challenging optical requirements.
• Strong analytical and practical knowledge of geometrical and physical optics.
• Knowledge and experience with imaging optics and optical systems design and subsequent measured optical performance of manufactured lenses.
• Experience with optical test methods and equipment, including automation via LabView.
• Familiarity with semiconductor reticle layout tools and workflows.
• Solid understanding of statistical methods and design of experiments.
• Solid understanding of design for manufacture and consistent discipline to follow established NPI processes, including completion of all documentation required for the product release to manufacture.
• Good leadership skills; excellent verbal and written skills required.
• Additional Job Description: Compensation and Benefits The annual base salary range for this position is $88,300 - $141,300.
• This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in accordance with relevant plan documents, and equity in accordance with equity plan documents and equity award agreements.
• Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401(K) participation including company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company paid holidays, paid sick leave and vacation time.
• The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.
• We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.
• If you are located outside USA, please be sure to fill out a home address as this will be used for future correspondence.