Senior Optics Engineer

Full-time Other-General

Location: Abu Dhabi (Relocation Provided)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Position Overview

The Senior Optical Engineer is responsible for the overall technical authority, design, and performance of optical systems, particularly for defense-related applications. This role involves translating functional requirements into innovative optical designs, performing trade‑off analyses, and developing conceptual designs for both visible light and IR cameras. The position leads the integration and testing of optical components and subsystems, supervises optical labs, and mentors junior engineers and technicians.

• Take the overall technical authority, responsibility and accountability for the optical designs.
• Ability to derive a design from functional requirements.
• Perform trade‑off analysis based on the functional requirement.
• Develop optical conceptual design and support optical fabrication requirement.
• Generate technic...