Optical engineer
Great opportunity to join a global team in a well-known company
For our customer Microsoft, we are looking for an experienced Optical Engineer.
You will be part of a small multi-cultural global English speaking team. Due to time zones and differences, some Teams meetings may take place in the evenings. Otherwise working hours are quite flexible.
Tasks and Job description:
Lead and support imaging optics design projects from concept to production.
Collaborate with optics suppliers to ensure manufacturability and quality of lens designs.
Analyze lens specifications and evaluate design trade-offs for performance optimization.
Work closely with cross-functional teams to confirm feasibility of designs and injection-molded components.
Perform data analysis on large simulation and manufacturing datasets to identify trends and improve processes.
Develop and maintain scripts for optical design and automation using Python and Zemax.
Carry out illumination analysis for product components
Requirements, skills and background:
Level: mid- to senior level optical engineer
Msc in optical engineering or physics
Has worked with imaging optics design and optics suppliers.
Familiar with lens development process with supplier and how to confirm manufacturability of the design.
Familiar with plastic injection molding.
Skills: analysis of lens specification and capabilities to understand design trade-offs.
Familiar with optical design SW (Zemax). Python and Zemax scripting programming capabilities.
Analysis of large simulation and manufacturing dataset.
Illumination system design and analysis is a plus.
Self-initiative, team-oriented, cooperative, flexible, takes others into account.
Fluent English, Finnish is a plus
Location: Tampere
Start: early March
Lenght: 12 months
Please include a cover letter and your salary request to your application by 20th January.
The recruitment is handled by Adecco and all questions and further information will be provided by: Senior Delivery Manager Mari Torstila, mari.torstila@adecco.fi
About Adecco Finland
For over 20 years, we at Adecco have been connecting skilled employees with the most interesting job opportunities in Finland, aiming to be the most responsible and reliable HR-partner in the country.
Adecco is part of the world's leading provider of workforce solutions, The Adecco Group, with over 5,000 offices globally in more than 60 countries. Despite our global background, we have strong local knowledge of various regions in Finland.
Our range of services include not only temporary staffing but also recruitment and executive search, comprehensive assessment services, and human resource management services.
Founded in 1997
Coworkers 140
Turnover €91M
- Department
- Tech, IT and ICT
- Locations
- Tampere
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Temporary
- Viimeinen hakupäivä
- January 20, 2026
Tampere
About Adecco Finland
For over 20 years, we at Adecco have been connecting skilled employees with the most interesting job opportunities in Finland, aiming to be the most responsible and reliable HR-partner in the country.
Adecco is part of the world's leading provider of workforce solutions, The Adecco Group, with over 5,000 offices globally in more than 60 countries. Despite our global background, we have strong local knowledge of various regions in Finland.
Our range of services include not only temporary staffing but also recruitment and executive search, comprehensive assessment services, and human resource management services.