💼 Full-Time Position

Lead Optical Engineer

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TRL11, Inc.
📍 Irvine, California, United States
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Location
Irvine, California, United States
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Posted
May 11, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description


Responsibilities:



  1. Develop and optimize systems involving lenses, sensors, or imaging devices

  2. Conduct optical system modeling, simulation, and performance analysis using tools such as Zemax, Code V, FRED, or similar optical analysis software.

  3. Develop and execute optical test plans to validate system performance at component, subsystem, and payload levels.

  4. Design and implement optical test setups including alignment tools, calibration methods, and metrology procedures.

  5. Define optical acceptance criteria and support verification activities for payload integration and end-of-line testing.

  6. Support manufacturing and assembly processes involving optics, including defining handling procedures, contamination control, and alignment processes.

  7. Analyze test data and troubleshoot optical performance issues during development, integration, and production.

  8. Support root-cause investigat...