Optical Technical Lead

Optical Technical Lead Job Description

Objectives:

Do you want to serve a higher purpose

Are you looking for a career and not just another job

The people at Industrial Scientific are making a difference. We believe that great people working with great tools in a supportive environment will deliver better products and services and do their best work for our customers. Our leaders understand the critical elements of breakthrough performance: bringing out the best in people; creating a climate of trust openness and high performance; fostering candor and initiative; and treating people fairly and with dignity. Industrial Scientific provides the environment leadership and support that enable employees to exceed their career expectations.

Industrial Scientifics product development team includes skilled engineers designers and technicians in the disciplines of electrical mechanical and firmware engineering. Third-party design partners are used (both locally and abroad) to augment our in-house team or to provide specific expertise. For the most part we build what we design often in our modern manufacturing factory right here in Western Pennsylvania.

We design and develop a wide variety of world-class gas detection instruments sensors accessories and infrastructure for worker connectivity and remote management. Our designs include the latest mixed-signal embedded computing technology mechanical packaging miniaturization and compelling user-interfaces. We partner with a dedicated in-house application software team providing feature-rich web-based applications that help our customers keep their workers safe.

An Optical Technical Lead is a skilled professional who will lead the optical sensing domain ensuring hardware and algorithms delivery best-in-class results. This person will often serve as the Lead Scientist in the ISC Stage-Gate Product Development Process.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for the optical sensing design throughout the Product Development life-cycle. This position may occasionally be involved in Enhancement & Sustaining projects for ISC legacy products. This position is expected to work closely with various cross-functional groups to fully assure a properly designed product from concept to production.

The duties may include but are not limited to:

• Lead design analysis and validation of optical sensing systems
• Develop and refine algorithms for interpreting sensor output
• Analyze data to resolve discrepancies between expected and actual performance
• Collaborate with cross functional team to optimize hardware and system integration
• Develop and maintain documentation for designs validation protocols and algorithm development
• Monitor advancements in optical sensing technologies and recommend updates to keep products best-in-class
• Ensure compliance with relevant agency approvals and safety standards
• Participate in technical reviews cross-functional meetings and strategy sessions

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum PhD in Physics Optical Engineering or related field from an accredited engineering college or university
• Minimum 5 years experience in optical sensing photonics or sensor algorithm development
• Demonstrated expertise in optical system design and signal processing
• Demonstrated experience with hardware/firmware integration for sensor systems
• Demonstrated analytical skills
• Self-starter with the ability to work as part of a team while also meeting individual responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in environmental gas or particulate monitoring
• Proficiency in JIRA and JAMA
• Experience using statistical analysis models
• Experience in project management
• Experience in regulated industries (e.g. medical devices aerospace automotive)

Soft Skills:

• Able to work effectively in a formal product development team environment
• Able to exercise independent sound judgment and decision making
• Able to commit to and work under deadlines
• Demonstrated understanding of Stage-Gate development process
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly