# Micro-Optics Engineer at Volantis Semiconductor, Inc. Micro-Optics Engineer at Volantis Semiconductor, Inc. in Hybrid Remote/SF Bay Area/Austin/Boston. Hybrid. Posted July 23, 2026. - Company: Volantis Semiconductor, Inc. - Location: Hybrid Remote/SF Bay Area/Austin/Boston - Workplace: Hybrid - Posted: 2026-07-23 - Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/volantissemiconductorinc/jobs/4330137009 - Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/micro-optics-engineer-volantis-semiconductor-inc-3kv4s0 ## Description **Role Overview** We are seeking a Senior Micro-Optics/Microlens Array Engineer to design, model, and validate microlens-array and wafer-level micro-optical components for high-density photonic packages. You will translate system-level optical requirements into manufacturable designs, build tolerance budgets, work with fabrication and packaging partners, and close the loop with measured data. **Candidate note:** We do not expect one person to match every item below. Strong candidates from micro-optics, optical packaging, semiconductor photonics, lithography/process integration, precision optics, or FDTD-Zemax co-design backgrounds are encouraged.   **What You Will Do** - **Own micro-optical design:** design microlens arrays and compact micro-optical components, including lens pitch, aperture, focal length, numerical aperture, sag, surface form, fill factor, array uniformity, substrate, material, and coating choices. - **Build connected optical models:** use tools such as Zemax OpticStudio, Code V, FRED, LightTools, VirtualLab, Ansys/Lumerical, COMSOL, or equivalent; combine ray, physical-optics, diffraction, and statistical methods where appropriate. - **Bridge EM-scale and package-scale design:** where useful, connect FDTD, FEM, EME, RCWA, or similar electromagnetic simulations to Zemax/Code V/physical-optics models so local optical-interface behavior is represented in system-level trade studies. - **Drive tolerancing and yield:** develop sensitivity studies and tolerance budgets across fabrication, placement, package stack-up, adhesive, thermal, refractive-index, coating, and surface-form variation; use Monte Carlo and DOE methods to connect design choices to expected yield. - **Bring semiconductor process awareness:** partner with process and supplier teams across lithography, grayscale/direct-write patterning, imprint, etch transfer, deposition, thin-film coatings, wafer-level metrology, design rules, and process-window trade-offs. - **Translate design intent:** create vendor-ready specifications, optical prescriptions, mechanical drawings and guidance, material and coating requirements, metrology plans, incoming inspection criteria, and acceptance criteria. - **Partner with suppliers:** evaluate fabrication routes such as photoresist reflow, grayscale lithography, etch transfer, molding, and replication. - **Validate hardware:** plan and run prototype characterization, including surface profile, focal length, array uniformity, optical throughput, reflection behavior, polarization sensitivity, thermal drift, environmental stability, and alignment sensitivity. - **Automate the workflow:** build Python tools for simulation sweeps, tolerance studies, data reduction, visualization, dashboards, and clear technical reporting. - **Work cross-functionally:** partner with packaging, mechanical, thermal, test, reliability, device, and system teams to move designs from concept to qualified hardware. **What Will Help You Succeed** This section is a guide, not a rigid checklist. We care most about evidence of technical ownership, sound physics, manufacturability judgment, and the ability to learn quickly. - M.S. or Ph.D. in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Physics, Photonics, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field; B.S. with exceptional relevant experience also considered. - Industry experience in micro-optics, wafer-level optics, optical design, photonic packaging, optomechanics, precision optics, semiconductor process integration, or advanced optoelectronic hardware. - Experience designing microlens arrays, aspheric micro-optics, diffractive or hybrid micro-optical surfaces, compact optical elements, or package-level optical features with manufacturing constraints. - Proficiency with optical modeling and tolerancing in Zemax OpticStudio, Code V, FRED, LightTools, VirtualLab, Ansys/Lumerical, COMSOL, or equivalent. - Nice to have: FDTD-Zemax co-design experience, or equivalent EM-to-system optical modeling, especially where simulation outputs inform tolerances, angular/spectral response, surface geometry, or package-level decisions. - Nice to have: working knowledge of semiconductor processing or microfabrication, including lithography, etch, deposition, thin films, wafer-level metrology, process variation, design rules, or DFM. - Ability to convert requirements into an optical design, tolerance budget, supplier data package, and practical characterization plan. - Experience with prototype characterization, failure analysis, design iteration, and model-to-hardware correlation. - Python skills for simulation automation, numerical analysis, data reduction, and reporting. - Clear written and verbal communication; ability to operate independently in a fast-changing startup environment. **Helpful Experience** - Taking wafer-level optics or micro-optical components from concept through prototype builds, supplier qualification, or production ramp. - High-density optoelectronic packages, semiconductor photonics packages, optical interconnect hardware, co-packaged optics, sensing systems, LiDAR, AR/VR optics, miniature imaging, or datacom hardware. - Semiconductor process collaboration: mask or layout review, critical-dimension data, SEM/AFM/profilometry interpretation, film-stack review, process-control limits, or interaction with a foundry/process team. - DFM, DVT, reliability screening, thermal cycling, humidity exposure, high-temperature storage, and environmental qualification. - Optomechanical CAD or GD&T using SolidWorks, NX, Creo, Zemax CAD exchange, or equivalent. - Lab automation with motion stages, cameras, optical power meters, OSAs, temperature controllers, SMUs, oscilloscopes, Python/PyVISA, SCPI, or LabVIEW. **How You Will Work** - Owner mindset: drive ambiguous technical problems from first principles to measured hardware.  - Bias for action: build lightweight experiments, define clear metrics, and iterate based on data. - Cross-functional fluency: communicate trade-offs across optics, semiconductor process, packaging, mechanical, thermal, test, reliability, and systems teams. - Builder mentality: create reusable models, scripts, specifications, and test methods.