Senior Optical Systems Engineer

Job overview

The Senior Optical Systems Engineer role is onsite in Goleta, CA. Compensation is not specified. The engineer joins SYLUX’s development team, a brand empowered by COMPAL, working on infrared sensing and AI-driven perception technologies for automotive safety. The role develops and verifies optical systems for advanced driver assistance cameras, including thermal infrared systems. It contributes to product performance, supplier development, calibration, image processing, and lower-cost optics technologies for development and production.

What you'll do

• Develop optical system requirements
• support customer RFQ responses
• contribute to new optics supplier development
• improve calibration and simplify image signal processing techniques
• verify product performance through analysis and hardware testing
• resolve development and production issues
• contribute to lower-cost optics technologies.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior optical systems engineer

goleta ca

compal usa

full-time

optical systems

adas cameras

thermal infrared

automotive safety

image signal processing

optics suppliers

hardware testing

travel under 10%

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription insurance
• life insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• 401(k) matching
• PTO
• company-paid holidays.

Why this role

Desired qualifications include 10+ years developing automotive or equivalent high-quality camera optical systems, an MS/Ph.D. in optics, physics, or systems engineering, optical design tools expertise, and high-volume camera manufacturing experience; travel less than 10%.

About the employer

Compal USA is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.