Senior Electro-Optic Engineer

Company: LIGHTHOUSE INSTRUMENTS LLC
Location: Charlottesville
Posted on: April 1, 2025

Job Description:

Description: Position SUMMARY:
The Senior Electro-Optic Engineer position is highly skilled and experienced, requiring a strong background in the design, development, and analysis of diode laser spectrometer systems. The ideal candidate will have expertise with diode lasers, optical system design, noise reduction techniques, digital signal processing (DSP), and scientific programming in C/C++. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work on advanced process analytical technologies that contribute to manufacturing safe and effective medicines. ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:
- Reports to the President/CEO - Internal: Manufacturing, R&D, Engineering, Technology
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
System Design, Development, Integration and Testing: - Lead the design and development of diode laser spectrometer systems for pharmaceutical test and measurement applications. - Specify, select, and evaluate electro-optical devices, including tunable lasers, detectors, and beam optics. - Oversee the integration of optical hardware with electronic and software systems. - Design and execute test plans to assess system performance under varying conditions.Scientific Programming and Software Development: - Write and maintain high-performance software for optical measuring systems using C/C++. - Develop and implement DSP algorithms for real-time processing of optical signals. - Design and implement algorithms for device control, signal demodulation, and noise filtering.Prototyping and Testing: - Build prototypes and assess system-level performance against user requirements. - Develop and execute test plans documenting system performance. - Analyze data to identify and address design and performance issues.Technical Analysis and Reporting: - Analyze data and performance metrics to refine and improve system capabilities. - Prepare technical documentation, reports, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.Collaboration and Mentorship: - Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including physicists and mechanical, electronic, and software engineers. - Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers and scientists.
All other duties as assigned.Requirements: QUALIFICATIONS:
Technical Skills: - Strong expertise in designing and analyzing optical systems, including lasers, detectors, and optical components. - Hands-on experience with diode laser systems. - Understanding of phase-sensitive signal processing. - Programming skills in C/C++.
Business Skills: - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. - Excellent verbal and written communication abilities. - Ability to lead technical projects and work effectively in a collaborative, team-based environment.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Education: - Master's degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.Experience: - 5+ years of experience in designing and developing optical measurement systems. - Proven track record in optical system integration and instrument development.
Only applicants who are available and eligible to work in the U.S. will be considered for this position.No agency solicitations.
SUCCESS FACTORS:

• Active listening and clear communication skills: verbal, written, and presentation skills (e.g., grammar, writing, and editing) to interact professionally with individuals internally with co-workers and externally with vendors and clients is required.
• Effective problem analysis and resolution skills.
• A high level of interpersonal and relationship skills is essential, as is the ability to handle sensitive, stressful, and confidential situations with poise, tact, and diplomacy.
• Above-average ability to be flexible, organize, manage time, and set/shift priorities while meeting required deadlines.
• A team player who can cultivate a team spirit within the department and maintain positive interdepartmental collaboration.
• Ability to interpret, adapt, and apply Organization guidelines and procedures within the position and the department. PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:The physical demands and work environment described here represent those that employees must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.While performing the duties of this job, the staff member is regularly required to talk and hear, stand, walk, and sit; use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and taste or smell. The staff member must occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the Ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually mild to moderate.
  
  
  Compensation details: 85000-100000 Yearly Salary
  
  
  
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