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Amazon Senior Optics Design Engineer, OPD Hardware in Shenzhen, China
Description
Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV , Amazon Echo and Ring products. What will you help us create?
Key job responsibilities
As a Senior Optics Design Engineer, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to conceive and design innovative consumer products. You will work closely with an internal interdisciplinary team, and outside partners to drive key aspects of product definition, execution, and test. You must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment. In this role, you will:
• Work with a component engineering team and product engineering team to provide rapid prototyping and characterization of optics or imaging systems
• Provide support for modelling and design for prototyping and manufacturing of lightguides and lenses.
• Use software tools (LightTools, Zemax etc.) to model system optics characteristics
• Work with cross-functional team to draft component specification, design reviews, work with vendors to manufacture parts and validate results by specifying test parameters and methodologies
• Communicate and manage overseas component manufacturing vendors
A day in the life
As a senior optical design engineer, the day begins with reviewing simulation results from the latest lens design iteration. I analyze optical performance metrics like sharpness,aberrations and image quality, ensuring the design meets specifications. Meetings with cross-functional teams follow, where we discuss project timelines, material constraints, and integration challenges. Afternoons are spent refining models in Zemax or CODE V, testing prototypes, or collaborating with the manufacturing team to ensure seamless production. Occasionally, I mentor engineers, reviewing their work and offering guidance. The day wraps up with documenting progress and planning next steps for future optimizations.
About the team
We are the camera and sensor engineering team in Amazon central technology organization. We imagine,innovate and implement sensing technologies and imaging solutions for Amazon devices of today and tomorrow. We span existing and emerging technologies to delight customers by harmoniously capturing and perceiving their world.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering or related field
7+ years of experience in the consumer electronics as an optical engineer working on display, camera or diffractive optics system integration
7+ years of experience in optical simulation, metrology, testing to verify component, assembly and system level performance
Experienced in at least one of the following modelling software packages: LightTools, Zemax, FRED
Hands-on experience with optics component characterization and product integration
Ability to travel internationally when required
Preferred Qualifications
Master's or Doctoral degree in Optical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering
Experience in Matlab programming
Proficiency in at least one of the following CAD packages: Creo or Solidworks
Experience/course work in the following:
Non-imaging optics
Color science
Optical coating
Radiometry/photometry
Optical testing
Optical materials
Laser safety
Experience working with international, cross-functional teams
Excellent verbal and written communication skills