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Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer

San Francisco, Hardware, LASERS

Location
San Francisco
Company size
292–292
Posted
1y ago
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Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer - Ouster

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Job Title
Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer
Job Location
San Francisco
Job Description
At Ouster, we build sensors and tools for engineers, roboticists, and researchers, so they can make the world safer and more efficient. We've transformed LIDAR from an analog device with thousands of components to an elegant digital device powered by one chip-scale laser array and one CMOS sensor. The result is a full range of high-resolution LIDAR sensors that deliver superior imaging at a dramatically lower price. Our advanced sensor hardware and vision algorithms are used in autonomous cars, drones and many other applications. If you’re motivated by solving big problems, we’re hiring key roles across the company and need your help!

We are looking for an Opto-Mechanical Engineer to help us build our next generation of LiDARsensors! The ideal candidate will have experience designing and analyzing opto-mechanicalsystems, as well as hands-on experience testing optical hardware. Due to the massive range of use cases for LiDAR, we’re driven to make products which perform in a wide range of thermal and vibration environments. Rigorous opto-mechanical design, analysis, and testing is key to building sensors which can accomplish this. This will be a collaborative role which interfaces with mechanical, electrical, and testing experts. It’s also a unique opportunity to build optical systems for mass production.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Opto-mechanical design from concept to production for next-gen products
  • Opto-mechanical simulations to evaluate system performance over wide thermal and vibration environments
  • Validating hardware through testing - includes developing test plans and test equipment
  • Generation of optical and opto-mechanical component drawings using GD&T standards
  • Tolerancing of optical and opto-mechanical components along with an understanding of reasonable fabrication tolerances
  • Work with vendors to have high precision optical and opto-mechanical components fabricated and verified
  • Work with quality team to ensure our products meet exacting automotive and industrial standards
  • BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Strong opto-mechanical fundamentals, with experience doing athermal design a plus
  • Strong in Solidworks or equivalent CAD software
  • Proficient using Zemax or equivalent optical simulation software
  • Proficient with tolerancing and making mechanical drawings
  • Experience with the design of bond joints and testing of adhesives
  • Experience working with optics hardware
  • Experience managing optical component vendors and design consultants
  • MS preferred in optical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or equivalent
  • BONUS QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Experience working on LiDAR systems
  • Experience working with optical systems destined for production quantities
  • Proficient using FEA software such as ANSYS or equivalent
  • Proficient with high level programming language (Python, Matlab) for simulation and data analysis
  • Experience with Structural, Thermal, Optical Performance (STOP) analysis
  • Familiarity with optical alignment and metrology equipment
  • Familiarity with stress, thermal, shock & vibe and related reliability tests
  • Familiarity with GD&T standards and ISO 10110
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    Ouster Headquarters Location

    San Francisco, CA

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    Ouster Company Size

    Between 292 - 292 employees

    Ouster Founded Year

    2015

    Ouster Total Amount Raised

    $282,000,000

    Ouster Funding Rounds

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    • Post Ipo Debt

      $50,000,000 USD

    • Post Ipo Debt

      $50,000,000 USD

    • IPO

      $0

    • Post Ipo Equity

      $100,000,000 USD

    • Post Ipo Equity

      $100,000,000 USD

    • IPO

      $0

    • Series B

      $42,000,000 USD

    • Series B

      $42,000,000 USD

    • Debt Financing

      $20,000,000 USD

    • Series Unknown

      $40,000,000 USD

    • Series Unknown

      $40,000,000 USD

    • Debt Financing

      $20,000,000 USD

    • Series A

      $27,000,000 USD

    • Series A

      $27,000,000 USD

    • Seed

      $3,000,000 USD

    • Seed

      $3,000,000 USD