Optical Designer (Quantum Sensing)

Location: München, Germany; onsite

Company

hirify.global is a deep-tech spin-off of TU Munich developing quantum-sensor-based systems for three-dimensional current mapping and semiconductor chip testing.

What you will do

• Build illumination and imaging optics for NV-diamond quantum sensors, covering excitation and fluorescence collection.
• Design custom high-NA, wide-field, long-working-distance objectives and complete optical architectures.
• Own optical subsystems from concept and design through tolerancing, prototyping, production, and improvement.
• Model imaging performance, illumination uniformity, stray light, and artifacts in sequential and non-sequential ZEMAX.
• Design illumination sources, beam homogenization, shaping, filtering, dichroic schemes, pupils, relays, and telecentric systems.
• Build, align, test, and characterize prototypes, reconcile measurements with simulations, and transfer specifications to production.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience designing real optical systems.
• Demonstrated optical-design ability; optics, photonics, or physics experience is typical but no specific degree is required.
• Fluency in sequential and non-sequential ZEMAX.
• Strong knowledge of radiometry, etendue, brightness, aberrations, MTF, error budgets, and tolerancing.
• Python or similar scripting experience, hands-on alignment and metrology skills, and experience with interferometers, collimators, or optical test benches.
• Working language: English; the role is based onsite in München, Germany.

Nice to have

• Experience with high-power illumination sources and laser safety.
• Knowledge of quantum sensing, NV centers, or ODMR.
• Experience in semiconductor inspection, metrology, or failure analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on quantum-sensing technology for semiconductor debugging and yield analysis.
• Collaborate with physicists, engineers, data scientists, semiconductor manufacturers, and vendors.
• 30 vacation days plus public holidays.
• Company-sponsored Wellpass membership with access to gyms, classes, and wellness offers across Germany.
• Annual budget for courses, conferences, and professional development resources.
• Equity program, regular off-sites, and team events.