# Senior Opto-Mech Engineer

**Company:** [Carbon](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/carbon)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $138k – $206k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** opto-mechanical design, Solidworks, CAD, GD&T, dfmea, spc, optical alignment, metrology, MATLAB, labview, Python, mechanical engineering
**Posted:** 2026-07-30

> Senior Opto-Mech Engineer on the Continuous Improvement team at Carbon, designing, building, and sustaining optical solutions for additive manufacturing systems. Requires BS in Mechanical Engineering, 3+ years opto-mechanical experience, CAD proficiency, and strong analysis skills for optics mounting, tolerance, and quality metrics.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Work closely with Engineering team (Mechanical, Electrical, and Systems) to conceptualize opto-mechanical designs and maintain existing subassemblies, including building and testing optics equipment in the lab.
- Collaborate with Operations (Sourcing, Planning, Quality, Manufacturing, Production, and Field Service) to support released products, ensure continued production, and troubleshoot assembly and field issues, including interfacing with vendors on technical matters.
- Perform engineering analysis of parts and assemblies, including optics mounting strategies, tolerance analysis, thermal, stress, fatigue, lifetime, manufacturability, failure modes, and cost.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to specify system requirements, implement designs, and troubleshoot issues.
- Create and maintain documentation such as drawings and ECOs to enable effective knowledge transfer.

## Skills and Requirements
- B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical degree.
- 3+ years of experience working on opto-mechanical designs and sub-systems.
- Strong mechanical engineering background with fluency in CAD and solid understanding of dimensioning/tolerancing principles.
- Proficiency in Solidworks or similar CAD software.
- Experience developing specifications for optical/opto-mechanical/optoelectronic assemblies.
- Understanding of product quality metrics and methods including GD&T, DFMEA, Statistical Process Control (SPC).
- Demonstrated experience in developing systems and processes for optical alignment and metrology for optical elements and optical systems (preferred).
- Knowledge of precision optical/mechanical alignment tools and techniques.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Scripting and UI development expertise for automated alignment tools with motion control, sensors, and/or machine vision components.
- Proficiency in MATLAB, LabVIEW, or Python.
- Experience in a production environment and comfort working with technicians on the manufacturing floor as well as in the lab.

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