Optics Specialist - Waterloo, Canada - P&P Optica

P&P Optica

Verified Company

Waterloo, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

About P&P Optica (PPO)
We're a truly diverse team in every sense of the word, and our team is incredibly smart.

Our culture is respectful and caring, and work-life balance is a real thing PPO is a well-funded, scaling company with huge opportunities for career growth in every part of the organization.

If you're looking for an opportunity to tackle challenging problems that affect everyone on the planet, PPO is the place for you.

Location
This role is located at our 680A Davenport Road, Waterloo location. There may be opportunity to work in a hybrid capacity.

What You'll Get To Do

Responsibilities for this role include:

Provide optics expertise in the development of nextgeneration, smart imaging products, systems, and accessories
Ownership of spectrometer products and components including their design, manufacturing, assembly, and testing
Innovating, prototyping, and finalizing detailed designs that meet technical, schedule, cost, and DFX requirements
Identifying and developing new technologies that support the continued evolution of our products and capabilities
Analyzing experimental results and providing feedback to the rest of the team regarding project progress
Producing professionalgrade documentation to support the manufacturing, assembly, and testing of our products and systems
Participating in the production and quality control of the Company's spectrometer systems
Operating, maintaining and aligning highprecision optical equipment
Providing technical troubleshooting of optical, electrical and mechanical systems
Sourcing reliable components that sensibly balance cost, performance, and schedule demands

Additional Tasks May Include:

Supporting our customer service team to help resolve issues with infield systems.
Supporting production with the assembly and testing of systems.
Working with external suppliers and fabrication shops to ensure our design and quality standards are met
Occasional travel is required (up to 15% of the time)
Some tasks may require lifting up to 25kg

You at PPO

You are a high-level thinker who wants to work in a fast-paced, growing company that is helping its customers to be more successful through the use of innovative products and solutions.

You're results-oriented and care about ensuring that our designs meet high standards of performance and quality. You have a positive attitude, care about doing things right, and are motivated by making a positive impact.

Skills and Experience

Minimum 3+ years of handson experience in precision optics design
Strong ability for experimental design, testing, and data analysis
Able to leverage analytics software to automate analyses (ie. Labview, Matlab, Python)
Strong written and verbal communication skills with technical documentation experience
Ability to work effectively as part of a fastpaced, multidisciplinary team

Bonus Skills

Food industryspecific experience is a significant asset
Able to use Solidworks CAD and PDM software
Comfortable with Python programming language
Knowledge of Zemax optical design software

Life at PPO
You'll REALLY love working at PPO

Here's why:

Open Culture:
our culture is based on openness and trust, and that's reflected in everything we do. We're a very diverse team and we celebrate what we share as well as our differences.

Supportive Environment:
We love celebrating birthdays, work anniversaries and other special events. We also challenge each other to meet both our personal and professional goals.

Work-life Balance - Really We believe in working hard. We also believe that work is just one part of life. We make sure you have time for activities and responsibilities outside of PPO. You also receive flex days in addition to your allocated vacation.

Health Benefits:
PPO offers very competitive benefits, including health, dental, vision and more for you and your dependents.

Hybrid Work Model:
Depending on your role, you might work from home, our office or both.

Community Oriented:
You'll have an opportunity to participate in our annual team charity fundraiser. We are also proud to be part of Waterloo's thriving Tech Hub.

Ongoing Learning:
Learning is built into our culture at PPO. You're encouraged to expand your knowledge and education through new experiences, courses, and other learning opportunities.