Technical Field Applications Engineer (Optical Displacement Sensing)
Mountain View, CAFull-TimeMid-levelSoftware Engineering
What you’ll do:
- Act as the primary technical contact for customers using or evaluating our optical sensing products.
- Understand customer requirements and recommend suitable system configurations and solutions.
- Provide technical guidance on sensor integration, calibration, data interpretation, and optimization.
- Conduct product demos, application studies, proof-of-concept testing, and onsite support.
- Troubleshoot hardware, software, and system-level issues in the lab and at customer sites.
- Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, and Sales to communicate customer needs and influence roadmap decisions.
- Create technical content: application notes, integration guides, troubleshooting documents, and demo scripts.
- Support automation, testing, and data analysis activities using Python (as needed).
- Ensure high customer satisfaction through responsive communication and proactive problem-solving.
- Travel to customer sites, industry events, and field deployments (approx. 20%).
What you’ll have:
- Master’s or PhD degree in Optics, Physics, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- Experience working with optical sensors, LiDAR systems, displacement sensors, or similar technologies.
- Strong understanding of optics, electronics, and complex system integration.
- Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
- Comfortable working in hands-on lab environments and real-world field conditions.
Nice to have:
- Practical understanding of optics or optical metrology.
- Knowledge of algorithms, or signal processing workflows.
- Knowledge of coherent optical detection, such as FMCW, or interferometry
- Experience with complex or multi-component systems (optical, mechanical, electronic, software).
- Python skills for data analysis, automation, and scripting.
- Strong problem-solving mindset and curiosity about customer applications.
- Proven ability to focus on customer success and satisfaction.
What’s in it for you:
- Opportunity to work with leading-edge optical sensing and metrology technology.
- A high-impact, customer-facing role with direct influence on product and application success.
- Collaborative environment with strong support from engineering and leadership teams.
- Very competitive compensation and meaningful stock grants
- Exceptional benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and more
- Unlimited PTO: We care about results, not punching timecards
