Neurophos

2 months ago

Principal Optomechanical Design Engineer

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end opto-mechanical architecture for the Optical Processing Unit (OPU), directing concept-to-production design and collaborating with optical, photonics, electrical, and systems teams. Lead tolerance analysis, packaging, and environmental qualification to ensure high-precision, repeatable assemblies. Onsite in the San Francisco Bay Area or Austin, TX, with a focus on manufacturability, reliability, and performance in AI hardware.

Location: Austin, San Mateo

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)

Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Define and own the end-to-end opto-mechanical architecture for the OPU, spanning free-space optical paths, fiber-coupled subsystems, and photonic chip packaging.
•Lead tolerance analysis (RSS/Monte Carlo) and develop opto-mechanical error budgets for wavefront quality, pointing stability, throughput, and fiber coupling efficiency.
•Design precision mechanical assemblies for beam-shaping, collimation, polarization management, and alignment of free-space optical elements.
•Develop packaging and integration strategies for single-mode and polarization-maintaining fiber assemblies, including active and passive alignment approaches.
•Drive design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA) practices to ensure repeatable, cost-effective production of precision optical subsystems.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsurancePaid Leave401kEquityDentalVisionLife InsuranceHsa ContributionsDisability Insurance

Key Requirements

•PhD or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline (PhD preferred)
•10+ years of hands-on opto-mechanical design experience
•Deep expertise in free-space optical system design (beam shaping, collimation, SLM integration, interferometric layouts)
•Strong background in photonic packaging and fiber optic integration (PM fiber, FAU, active alignment)
•Proficiency in 3D CAD (SolidWorks or CREO) and GD&T; experience with Zemax/OpticStudio for tolerance studies

Experience:10+ yearsOpto-mechanical designPhotonic packagingFiber optic integrationFree-space opticsTolerance analysis

Education:PhD / Doctorate

Skills:SolidWorksCREOZemaxOpticStudioGD&T3D CADBeam shapingCollimationSpatial light modulatorInterferometric layoutsPhotonic packagingFiber optic integrationActive alignment

Tech Stack:SolidWorksCREOZemaxOpticStudioGD&T3D CAD

Company Brief

Neurophos

Develops metamaterial-based photonic optical processing units (OPUs) to deliver high-performance, energy-efficient AI inference chips for datacenters, aiming to scale photonic compute to exaflop levels.

Industry: Deep Tech

Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)

Growth: Growth Stage Startup

Funding: Series A

Headquarters: Austin, United States

Founded: 2020

Website LinkedIn

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Neurophos

2 months ago

Principal Optomechanical Design Engineer

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 2 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Austin, San Mateo

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)

Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Define and own the end-to-end opto-mechanical architecture for the OPU, spanning free-space optical paths, fiber-coupled subsystems, and photonic chip packaging.
•Lead tolerance analysis (RSS/Monte Carlo) and develop opto-mechanical error budgets for wavefront quality, pointing stability, throughput, and fiber coupling efficiency.
•Design precision mechanical assemblies for beam-shaping, collimation, polarization management, and alignment of free-space optical elements.
•Develop packaging and integration strategies for single-mode and polarization-maintaining fiber assemblies, including active and passive alignment approaches.
•Drive design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA) practices to ensure repeatable, cost-effective production of precision optical subsystems.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsurancePaid Leave401kEquityDentalVisionLife InsuranceHsa ContributionsDisability Insurance

Key Requirements

•PhD or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline (PhD preferred)
•10+ years of hands-on opto-mechanical design experience
•Deep expertise in free-space optical system design (beam shaping, collimation, SLM integration, interferometric layouts)
•Strong background in photonic packaging and fiber optic integration (PM fiber, FAU, active alignment)
•Proficiency in 3D CAD (SolidWorks or CREO) and GD&T; experience with Zemax/OpticStudio for tolerance studies

Experience:10+ yearsOpto-mechanical designPhotonic packagingFiber optic integrationFree-space opticsTolerance analysis

Education:PhD / Doctorate

Skills:SolidWorksCREOZemaxOpticStudioGD&T3D CADBeam shapingCollimationSpatial light modulatorInterferometric layoutsPhotonic packagingFiber optic integrationActive alignment

Tech Stack:SolidWorksCREOZemaxOpticStudioGD&T3D CAD

Company Brief

Neurophos

Industry: Deep Tech

Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)

Growth: Growth Stage Startup

Funding: Series A

Headquarters: Austin, United States

Founded: 2020

Website LinkedIn