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Brief #05819Updated 30 JUN 2026SANTA CLARA, CAGreenhouseSOFTWARE COMPANIES
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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…

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Santa Clara, CA
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Senior Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer - Anello Photonics

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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

  • Bachelor’s Degree plus 6+ years of working experience in the field + Master’s Degree and Ph.D. Mechanical and/or Optical Engineering.
  • 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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Anello Photonics Headquarters Location

Santa Clara, CA

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Anello Photonics Company Size

Between 20 - 50 employees

Anello Photonics Founded Year

2018

Anello Photonics Total Amount Raised

$28,255,834

Anello Photonics Funding Rounds

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  • Series A

    $28,000,000 USD

  • Series A

    $28,000,000 USD

  • Grant

    $255,834 USD

  • Grant

    $255,834 USD

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