Position: Staff Engineer (Entry to Early Career)

Group: Laser Instrumentation

Job Description
We are seeking a Staff Engineer with experience in optical systems for physical sensing and measurement. The role involves supporting optical instrument system development projects, primarily laser ultrasonic systems (LUT) for various applications, as well as advanced spectroscopy tools like cavity ring-down.

Development of optical instrument systems at IOS involves multiple disciplines, including optics, mechanics, electronics, materials science, physics, among others. This position seeks an individual with the knowledge, experience, and skills to contribute to our projects and who understands the scientific and engineering principles of the multiple disciplines converging on optical instrument system development.

Key Responsibilities

• Support design, assembly, and testing of optical sensing systems (laser probes, receivers, spectrometers, fiber-optic devices)
• Contribute to experimental design, perform measurements
• Analyze and thoroughly understand the experimental data collected, calculate analytical parameters and extract relevant information (generate high quality plots, figures, tables, statistics, etc.)
• Maintain precise, accurate, and up-to-date records of experiments performed
• Participate in and contribute to Research and Development meetings
• Design, assemble, and maintain testing setups
• Prepare for and participate in instrumentation deployment in the field
• Generate clear internal and external technical reports, ranging from high-level accomplishments to detailed experimental results.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g. Physics, Electrical Engineering, etc.)
• Some professional, internship, or postgraduate experience in an R&D laboratory setting
• Hands-on experience assembling and aligning optical instruments or experiments
• Familiar with lasers and test instruments (e.g., Oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers,)
• Strong theoretical foundation in physics, optics, electronics, and mechanics
• Excellent analytical skills
• Familiarity with Python, standard libraries, etc.
• Appreciation for clean, structured, and discoverable documentation.
• U.S. residence or citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of optical instrumentation, including experience in defining system requirements and generating high level designs for measurement, sensing, and monitoring devices
• In depth knowledge of time/frequency domain spectroscopy
• Experience with light sources, detectors, signal modulation, and signal processing
• In depth knowledge of laser ultrasonics and spectroscopy
• Experience in executing on government and industry-funded R&D projects
• Experience or skill in technical writing
• Proven experience writing technical documentation that others rely on.
• Familiarity with intellectual property development and strategy
• Capable of effective communication with sponsors and customers.

Compensation

• Salary range: $55,000 to $70,000 depending on qualifications and experience
• Competitive medical and dental insurance
• Paid vacation and holidays.

Contact

To apply, please e-mail your resumé to:

recruitment AT intopsys.com

Equal Opportunity Employer

IOS is an equal opportunity & affirmative action employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. IOS makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.