Staff Optical Engineer (Biomedical)

Location: Onsite in Waltham, Massachusetts, Monday through Thursday

Salary: $151,000–$202,000 per year

Company

hirify.global develops biomedical and in vitro diagnostic instruments and science-driven solutions for clinical and biopharmaceutical applications.

What you will do

• Lead the design, development, integration, verification, and validation of optical and optical-sensing subsystems for biomedical and diagnostic instruments.
• Translate system and product requirements into optical subsystem requirements, architectures, interfaces, and design documentation.
• Design, model, prototype, characterize, and optimize optical paths, illumination and detection systems, imaging systems, spectroscopic approaches, and opto-mechanical assemblies.
• Plan and execute optical testing, tolerance evaluations, Design of Experiments, verification protocols, and performance investigations.
• Support feasibility studies, prototype development, design transfer, production, sustaining engineering, and manufacturing control development.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship while collaborating with mechanical, electrical, software, fluidic, analytical, quality, manufacturing, vendor, and program teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Biomedical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least 8 years of experience developing optical subsystems for instrumentation, sensors, biomedical systems, diagnostic devices, or medical devices.
• Hands-on experience with optical path design, illumination and detection, imaging or spectroscopy, prototyping, optical alignment, characterization, and performance testing.
• Experience integrating optical subsystems with mechanical, electrical, software, fluidic, analytical, manufacturing, and quality interfaces.
• Experience with engineering verification, design reviews, failure mode and effects analyses, technical investigations, and regulated product development.
• Working knowledge of optical design, ray tracing, modeling, data analysis, and tools such as Zemax, TracePro, Python, LabVIEW, SolidWorks, or ANSYS; ability to work onsite in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a relevant engineering, physics, or biomedical discipline.
• Experience with medical device design controls, design transfer, production support, and sustaining engineering.
• Knowledge of biomedical sensing applications such as blood-gas measurement, hemolysis detection, CO-Oximetry, fluorescence imaging, immunoassay, or hematology.
• Experience with opto-mechanical design, tolerance analysis, engineering polymers, disposable sensors, microfluidics, thermal or structural analysis, or precision mechanisms.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Competitive 401(k) company match, bonus program, generous paid time off, and paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities.
• Onsite work with flexible work arrangements available within the company.
• Lunch and snack marketplaces at Norwood, Billerica, and Westbrook offices, plus a subsidized cafeteria at the Waltham office.