Job Title:  Zygo - Mechanical Engineer - Optical Systems

Are you ready to collaborate with leading experts in optical engineering and contribute to the next level of precision and excellence?

At Zygo, your skills and insights will be integral to our core values of curiosity, collaboration, and persistence. For over 50 years, Zygo Corporation in Middlefield, CT, has been a global leader in designing and manufacturing advanced optical metrology systems, ultra-precise optical components, and complex electro-optical systems and assemblies. Join our team, where your expertise will drive cutting-edge solutions, address complex technical challenges, and uphold the highest standards of precision and safety.

As a Mechanical Engineer - Optical Systems, you will support the design, analysis, and execution of complex opto-mechanical systems from requirements to final delivery, while collaborating with a collegial team of engineers and experts in optical design, opto-mechanics metrology, optical fabrication, manufacturing, and program management.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and Prototyping: Develop and design prototype hardware that meets performance requirements, applying 3D modeling, analysis, and simulation techniques such as FEA and hand calculations
• Tooling & Fixtures: Create assembly tooling and test fixtures, including jigs, alignment mechanisms, and metrology setups
• Lab Work & Experimentation: Conduct experiments to validate designs using lab setups and manage data acquisition and processing
• Prototype Assembly & Testing: Assemble prototypes and perform detailed testing, including writing test plans for opto-mechanical systems
• Tolerancing & Documentation: Create mechanical drawings using GD&T standards and ensure project information is maintained in accordance with ISO 9001
• Supplier & Manufacturing Support: Identify suppliers, develop part requirements, and support manufacturing by troubleshooting and working closely with shop-floor teams

Required skills

• Strong understanding of optical and mechanical engineering principles
• Experience in optical metrology techniques
• Proficiency in SolidWorks, FEA, and GD&T
• Knowledge of optical systems design and mounting methods for optics
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 procedures
• Hands-on experience: Practical experience in lab environments with prototyping, optical assembly, and precision engineering

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with 4-5 years experience contributing to the optical design process
• Background in precision engineering or opto-mechanical engineering

Bring your passion, commitment, and curiosity to Zygo, where our values—curiosity, collaboration, persistence, confidence, problem-solving, and safety—guide every step of our journey.

Grow with us as we work together to solve complex challenges, inspire confidence, and make our world a safer, better place. Are you ready to expand the boundaries of possibility, simplify the complex, and embody the values that define our success?

We welcome your unique perspective and invite you to join us!

*Due to the nature of Zygo’s programs and products, applicants must have the legal right to work in the US and be authorized to access export-controlled information and source code.