Director of Optical Engineering

Organizational Leadership

Build, lead, mentor, and grow the Optical Engineering team through hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development.

Establish team goals, priorities, staffing plans, and organizational capabilities aligned with company objectives .

Develop engineering processes, design standards, documentation practices, and quality expectations for the optical engineering organization.

Foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Partner with executive leadership to develop long-term optical engineering strategy and organizational growth plans.

Technical Leadership

O versee the development of optical architectures for laser beamlines, diagnostics, adaptive optics systems, beam transport systems, and related optical subsystems.

Work with science, systems engineering, and laser teams to derive, allocate , and manage optical system requirements.

Provide technical oversight for optical design, tolerancing, alignment strategies, and system performance analyses.

Chair reviews of optical designs and analyses, ensuring technical rigor and adherence to performance requirements.

Guide development of active beam control systems including adaptive optics, beam stabilization, and tracking systems.

Ensure that requirements and specifications for optical components, coatings, imaging systems, cameras, sensors, and precision optical assemblies are established in compliance with the Xcimer Product Development Process.

Drive resolution of complex optical performance issues through modeling, experimentation, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.

Oversee optical system integration, alignment, verification, validation, and commissioning activities.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner with optomechanical engineering teams to optimize system performance, manufacturability, alignment accessibility, and maintainability.

Collaborate with optical physicists, electrical engineers, controls engineers, and software engineers to develop integrated laser and diagnostic systems.

Support supplier selection, technical evaluations, and strategic relationships with optical component vendors and manufacturing partners.

Work closely with program management to identify risks, develop mitigation plans, and ensure successful execution of program milestones.

Present technical status, risks, and recommendations to engineering leadership and executive stakeholders.