Join a world-class team in solving our customers’ toughest challenges as an Optical Systems Engineer. This exciting role will provide an opportunity to solve problems across several industries, including aerospace & defense, cosmetics & sun protection, lighting, automotive & transportation, image sensors, medical & life science, consumer electronics, telecom, and industrial photonics.

This position involves communication regarding technical capabilities and limitations, prioritization of requirements, and schedule demands for custom light-metrology solutions. This position is a key component in a very dynamic, fast-paced, and challenging engineering environment.

The ideal candidate can speak technically at a range of levels from novice to expert, and most importantly, the ability to listen. Being able to extract the right information with the right questions to fully understand the customer’s needs is essential.

Beyond customer interaction, the Optical Systems Engineer will need to relay those requirements to the internal design team and provide a clear description of the system to be built with a focus on the optical design and overall system performance. Specific attention is to be made to creating a holistic system that performs according to the customer use case.

Key Responsibilities:

• Duties will include optical system design, laboratory measurements, and customer training/installations of light metrology systems.
• The applications will span the gamut of light measurement applications (LEDs, lasers, OLEDs, plasma sources), remote sensing uniform source systems (UV/VIS/NIR), material reflectance, integrating sphere design, spectrometer and sensor analysis, and imaging device analysis.
• Ideal candidate will have broad experience with light metrology and engineering applications in as many of the following areas as possible: Optical design and simulation, Thermal Analysis, LEDs, OLEDs, mLED, UV/VIS/NIR applications, Remote Sensing, Light Measurement, Integrating Sphere Design, Optical Sensor Calibrations, Optical Systems Design, Optical Laboratory methods, and Laser Power Measurements
• Must be self-motivated, be able to learn quickly, and be able to meet project cost and schedule constraints
• The candidate may also be asked to attend trade shows, conferences, and customer visits, and be able to join/contribute to domestic and international standards committees.
• The candidate will need to work within a cross-functional team environment to provide creative and innovative solutions to solve challenging optical problems. Experience with Zemax, TracePro, MATLAB, SolidWorks, SolidWorks Simulation a plus.
• The candidate will be a team player willing to impart knowledge to other team members across the organization and promote the work of the Engineering group both internally and externally at conferences and trade shows.

Functions Reporting to Project Manager:

None.

Requirements:

Our ideal candidate brings a wealth of photonics experience and should possess the following:

Preferred Degrees: BS or MS or Ph.D. in Engineering or Physics

Join our Team

Labsphere leads the photonics industry in its ability to generate, detect, and manipulate light to help people and businesses work better. Founded in 1979, we are trusted leaders on the front lines of inventing solutions that advance the future. As part of the Halma Group of companies, we strive for perfection with products that are certified to the highest standards, so our customers don’t need to prove to auditors that their equipment meets regulatory requirements. Labsphere is headquartered in North Sutton NH with offices in Peabody MA and Shanghai China.

International Light Technologies Inc. (ILT) has been developing a broad range of products and solutions for light measurement, scientific and instrumentation light sources, specialty and customized LED lighting solutions, and testing and calibration services for over 55 years. ILT joined the Halma plc group in 2022 and merged with Labsphere in 2024.

Whether its remote sensing and consumer products or lasers and lighting or medical devices and automotive technologies, our diverse, experienced team continually answers the call to apply our creativity and experience towards engineering answers for tomorrow’s next big challenge, confident in the understanding that the future is limited only by our imagination.

With more than 135 employees worldwide, including in the US, Europe, and Asia, we continue to grow as part of the of Halma plc group of companies. Halma is an international market leader in safety, health, and environmental technology headquartered in Amersham UK.

We offer a comprehensive compensation package and health and wellness benefits. Also, as a member of the Halma Group of companies ( our employees enjoy excellent career development, networking, and advancement opportunities worldwide.

Equal Opportunity Employer (US)

Labsphere, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status.