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Founding Optical Engineer

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Opdo

Remote

$155,000 Salary, Full-Time

Posted 2 weeks ago (Updated 1 week ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 7/31/2026

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Job Description

Opdo is an AI-native optics company. We build AI agents that verify optical designs against fabrication physics and deliver custom made parts. Backed by operators who have built and sold companies in this space. We are looking for someone who can design real optical systems and is restless enough to want to reinvent how that work gets done. What matters most You design optical systems well. Zemax or Code V, tolerancing, real shipped hardware, not just simulation. You have worked at a small company, started something, or are visibly done with the pace of a large one. You write code. Python at minimum; you use AI tools actively and think about automating your own workflow. What You'll Do Own the optical design function. Work directly with early customers on real systems. Build the DfM rules and verification logic that our AI agents run. Define what "production-ready" means for Opdo's platform. Shape the technical roadmap alongside the founders. What We're NOT Looking For Someone who needs a defined scope. Someone who has never talked to a customer. Someone who thinks AI is someone else's job. Stack signals we like Metrology hands-on. Code that touches hardware. A side project that shipped. Manufactured or sourced optical components. Benefits Flexible Vacation / Paid Sick Time / Family Leave Medical and Dental Insurance Stock Options Relocation Assistance Pay Transparency The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, education/training, work experience, and key skills. Application Send an email including your resume/CV to jobs@opdo.ai if interested in this role. Please include a few sentences about why you are interested in working at Opdo and how you think you will fit in with the team. Note Opdo benefit, compensation, and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program. Opdo is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
Pay:
$130,000.00 - $180,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Dental insurance Health insurance Relocation assistance
Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Los Angeles, CA 90095