Job Description

Fresh Consulting is a design-led, software development and hardware engineering company, offering end-to-end digital services to help companies innovate. We bring together amazing UX designers, sophisticated developers, digital strategists, and top-notch engineers to help companies create fresh experiences that connect humans, systems, and machines. We’ve been growing fast and need someone to help us continue to manage the delivery of high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.

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Title: Optical Engineer

Duration: 1 year with high possibly of extension

Location: Menlo Park, CA or Sunnyvale, CA

Benefits: Employee benefits at 100% including Medical, PTO, Holiday Pay, 401K Plan and much more!

Hours: Minimum 40 Hours/Week

Must be onsite, proof of vaccination will be required.

Role

• Develop new concepts and technologies for next generation Near-Eye Displays (NEDs), projectors, cameras and sensors including integrated optics, structured light, depth sensing, polarization optics, and optical system design.
• Work with a small team of optical scientists in developing illumination systems for AR and VR applications.
• Model and prototype critical technologies to drive system performance and validation.
• Research and develop emerging concepts in imaging systems and optical systems in support of NEDs.
• Support the evaluation and characterization of optical components and system integrations.
• Collaborate with the larger research team to explore concepts and drive optical system development to create compelling experiences.
• Drive supplier choice, interaction, and management in order to deliver prototypes in support of concept demonstrations.
  
  

Skills

• At least 2yrs industry experience.
• Experience in applied research and/or product development of optics or photonic systems.
• Experience with one or more of the following optics technologies: illumination, radiometry/photometry, stray light analysis, physical optics, or imaging.
• Experience with laboratory work setting up optical systems and experience with methods and tools for fabrication of optics (molded, polished, diamond turned) as well as microstructures.
• Designing optical tools and methods such as FRED, ASAP, LightTools, Solid Works, or Zemax.
• Ability to work with minimal direction and managing a project independently from start to finish.
• Working, communicating, and collaborating in a cross-functional team environment.
• Experience defining system performance and component specifications.
• Experience with device characterization and processing.
• Experience with failure analysis and design for manufacturability.
• Must have optical background - light sourcing, optical testing, AI familiarity, optical design, optical packaging, consumer product AR/VR experience
  
  

Education: Bachelors in Optical Sciences, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a similar field with research experience or comparable industry experience.

***Must be authorized to work with no visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future***

FRESH--

• Work on engineering and research assignments with F500 companies and startups.
• The relationships that we have created with our clients are one of a kind.
• We help solve problems in many technologies focusing on R&D, product development, and manufacturing.
• We work at the most cutting-edge and latest technologies from AR/VR to Autonomous technologies.
• Closely working with our clients, we believe that long term investments are extremely important to maintain the culture we together have created.
  
  

We’re a handpicked team of Engineers, digital strategist, designers, and developers united

together in creating a fresh experience. Whether we are strategizing, designing, developing, or analyzing, our integrated team works as an extension of yours to improve your impact, your usability, and your customer conversion. In the process, we collaborate with you to get to know your business, understand your industry, and incorporate your big ideas into memorable experiences that keep your customers coming back for more.

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