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Senior Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer

Anello Photonics is a technology company developing a silicon photonic optical gyroscope to navigate, position, and motion track autonomous applications in challenging GPS-jammed and spoofed environments. The company's…

Location
Santa Clara, CA
Company size
20–50
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2w ago
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Senior Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer

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Job title
Senior Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer
Job location
Santa Clara, CA
Job description

About Anello Photonics:

ANELLO Photonics http://www.anellophotonics.com is a leading-edge technology company based in Santa Clara, CA. The company has developed an integrated photonic system-on-chip technology for next generation navigation.  ANELLO's SIPHOG™ gyroscope is based on its patented photonic integrated circuit technology. The result is a product that is higher performance, much smaller size and weight, and a fraction of the cost of traditional gyros used in industrial, aerospace and military applications. It enables reliable and accurate navigation and positioning across many autonomous applications. ANELLO is currently mid-level volume manufacturing shipping product to various market-leading customers in the Construction, Farming, Trucking, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, and National Security segments. This position will focus on our next generation offering, in R&D stage, that is fully funded with customers in place for high volume production.

Responsibilities

  • Perform advanced design, tolerancing, and FEA analysis for strain, vibrational nodes, model analysis, thermal and shock analysis.
  • Responsible for optical system design based on experimental and system modeling.
  • Capable of analysis of key performance metrics and derive tolerance errors and mechanical tolerance analysis
  • Assemble, qualify, and debug new optical-mechanical module systems and subsystems, including light source, lens system and detection sensor
  • Develop optical tooling and fixture to assist high-precision alignment and assembling process - Establish optical subsystem build and qualification process and release reliable process to Manufacturing
  • Work with the Manufacturing department & supplier to support volume ramp and optical quality control

Qualifications

  • BS, MS/Ph.D. Mechanical and/or Optical Engineering and 8+ years experience
  • Experience w/CAD package, preferably Solidworks, Ansys, including FEA (Zemax exp a plus)
  • Solid knowledge of optical system, optical design and optical material
  • Good experience and design skillset with opto mechanical assemblies
  • Strong hands-on skill set on assembling, testing and troubleshooting capability with optical system
  • Good experience with optical element vendors and design house for new product development as well as ramping up volume production
  • Work effectively as a team player with other functional team members
  • Reliable and independent work style, highly accountable and responsible for the outputs'

Additional information:

  • Candidates must be US Persons (US Permanent Residents or US Citizens) to be considered for jobs at ANELLO.
  • ANELLO does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.  
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Where this role is based

Santa Clara, CA

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Anello Photonics headquarters

Santa Clara, CA

Company size

20–50 employees

Founded

2018

Total raised

$73,255,834

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