Senior Applications Engineer

AOM is bringing decades of experience in optical metrology expertise to bear on some of the most demanding optics applications on earth – the fast-growing commercial space telescope industry, extreme precision optics for EUV lithography, and a host of other consumer, research, and industrial technologies that will shape humanity’s future through optics.

We are a fast-growing optical metrology business supporting amazing technology development all around the world. We operate with the pace and feel of a tech startup with the security of a mature technology at its core. It’s challenging, fun, and offers many opportunities to learn and grow for a motivated Sr. Applications Engineer.

Our products and services include:

• Computer Generated Holograms (CGHs) enabling interferometric testing of optical surfaces – aspheres, freeforms, cylinders, conic sections, and many other complex surface shapes and optical systems.
• Mechanics for precise positioning and alignment of CGHs and test optics.
• Development of complete optical test setups for the fast-growing commercial space telescope industry, consumer electronics customers, the semiconductor lithography industry, and many other applications.

Lead the development, integration, and deployment of software applications for precision optical test systems, including interferometric metrology platforms used in commercial space telescope programs.

Develop and maintain application UIs with scripting and automation workflows in Mx (Zygo) and 4

Sight (4D Technologies) interferometer software environments.

Build data acquisition, analysis, and reporting pipelines that connect interferometer outputs to customer-defined acceptance criteria and test documentation requirements.

Own the software configuration management process for deployed test system applications, including version control, release documentation, and field update procedures.

Support system-level integration and acceptance testing at AOM's facility and at customer sites.

Serve as the primary technical interface between AOM and customer engineering teams for software and application-layer activities on projects in development and delivered test systems.

Translate customer measurement requirements into executable test procedures and application configurations.

Conduct on-site commissioning, training and customer support for deployed systems; develop clear user documentation and operator guides.

Gather, synthesize, and advocate for customer feedback internally to drive continuous improvement in AOM's application development practices and product roadmap.

Respond to field support requests and troubleshoot application issues in deployed systems, coordinating with AOM's optical and mechanical engineering teams as needed.

• Work closely with engineering staff to understand measurement system design intent and ensure application software accurately captures and reports relevant wavefront and alignment data.
• Participate in design reviews, test readiness reviews, and customer program reviews; present application development status and risks clearly to both technical and program management audiences.
• Contribute to proposal efforts by estimating application development scope, schedule, and risk for new programs.

The successful candidate will possess these skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience developing measurement or instrument control software in an engineering or scientific environment.
• Demonstrated hands‑on proficiency with Mx and/or 4
  
  Sight interferometer software, including scripting, sequence development, and data export workflows.
• Strong Python programming skills applied to data analysis, automation, or instrument interfacing; familiarity with relevant libraries (Num Py, Sci Py, Matplotlib, or equivalent).
• Experience with interferometry, wavefront measurement, or precision metrology systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;…