Optomechanical Integration & Test Engineer (Miami, FL)
On-siteMiami, Florida, United States
Job Summary
Own optical test stands end to end, from indoor characterization benches to the high-flux test facility and outdoor on-sun stands. Design and run test campaigns from hypothesis to conclusion, characterizing optical components through alignment verification, radiometry, and thermal power measurement. Develop precision alignment procedures, select and calibrate instrumentation, and automate tests in Python to make results legible. Make the test infrastructure agent-ready by exposing instruments and data pipelines through clean scriptable interfaces. Close the loop between simulation and hardware by comparing measured performance against raytrace predictions. Run environmental and durability testing on optical components and document test plans, procedures, and results on the team wiki. This role requires relocation to Miami, FL, with extended hours and occasional weekends when test campaigns demand it.
Required Qualifications
- BS or MS in Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a closely related discipline
- 2+ years of hands-on laboratory, test, or integration experience with optical or precision hardware
- Strong fundamentals in math and physics
- Hands-on experience on an optical bench
- Instrumentation fundamentals
- Python for test automation and data analysis
- Fluency with AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, or similar) as a daily engineering tool
- The instinct to make work agentic
- Working knowledge of a parametric CAD tool for fixtures and test hardware
- The discipline of good measurement
- A track record of building real test setups or hardware
- The drive to own the full cycle yourself
- Comfort with both bench and field work
- Structured root-cause instincts when results look wrong
- Strong written communication
- The temperament to hold your ideas loosely
- Willingness to work extended hours and occasional weekends when test campaigns, commissioning windows, or program deadlines demand it
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted
- Ability to work outdoors in Miami heat for extended periods during field testing
- Occasional travel to vendors, calibration labs, and field sites
Desired Qualifications
- Radiometry or photometry experience
- Exposure to concentrating optics, heliostat or CPV testing, or high-flux measurement
- Camera-based metrology and image processing
- Thermal measurement experience
- Design validation and reliability practices
- Motion control experience
- Exposure to optical simulation (LightTools, Zemax, or another raytracer) and to comparing measurement against model
- Statistics for test engineering
- Experience building agentic systems around real hardware or simulation
- Machine shop skills and rapid prototyping
- Interest in solar energy, heliostats, or large-scale renewable infrastructure
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