Staff Optical Test & Calibration Engineer, XR Displays - EagleEye
Anduril· Connected Warfare : Warfighter Systems Engineering : Optical Engineering
Bellevue, WA$220k - $282kFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Staff optical test and calibration engineer focusing on development, integration, and qualification of advanced near-to-eye display test stations and calibration processes for XR/mixed-reality systems, supporting transitions from R&D to production and on-site NPI efforts.
Responsibilities
- Lead the integration and test for novel optical test stations, with a focus on near-to-eye displays
- Work with optical suppliers to procure optical elements, including regular status updates, technical oversight, acceptance test verification, and anomaly resolutions
- Develop and bring up display test stations from requirements and equipment specification through vendor build, installation, and qualification at the contract manufacturer
- Generate alignment plans and procedures for optical test equipment
- Manage integration and test vendors to successfully scale production of complex display assemblies.
- Develop and review test setups, procedures, and data to transition products and systems from R&D to production
- Qualify measurement capability through Gauge R&R, MSA, and measurement uncertainty analysis, and set defensible test limits against product specifications
- Evaluate and analyze prototype and production optical system performance errors to determine root cause
- Interface with test and evaluation teams to qualify optical performance through lab and field testing.
- Support NPI builds on site and provide rapid-response test support during ramp
Qualifications
- BS in Optical Engineering, related field or equivalent experience
- Experience with delivering production-ready optical test stations to a supplier factory
- Knowledge of image quality metrics and data analysis methods
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally to test equipment vendors and contract manufacturer sites, up to 25%
- Knowledge of how electro-optical systems are designed, specified, developed, manufactured, and tested
- Working knowledge of display and imaging metrics: luminance, chromaticity and white point, uniformity, contrast, MTF or SFR, distortion, etc
- Demonstrated experience in the integration, test, and performance requirements verification and validation of optical systems
- Experience working with international suppliers of optical or display products
- Experience in prototype and production development, including testing and demonstration
Skills
Required:Optical test station developmentImage quality metrics and data analysisGauge R&R, MSA, and measurement uncertainty analysisOptical system performance analysis
Benefits
- Benefits package available (comprehensive, competitive benefits)
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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