Focused Energy (focused-energy.co)

Focused Energy (focused-energy.co)

Optical Engineer, Digital Twin (f/m/d)

Darmstadt, DE

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 44 days ago
PythonC++MATLABMachine LearningForecastingANSYSCOMSOLCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving

About the role

  • With the use and commercialization of laser-induced inertial fusion, a clean and highly efficient power generation technology is coming within reach, suitable to ensure a secure and scalable future energy supply.
  • Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Focused Energy will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain integrated optical and multiphysics simulation frameworks (optical, thermal, mechanical coupling) for Digital Twin applications
  • Build, integrate, and continuously refine the Digital Twin environment for system-level prediction and optimization
  • Validate simulation models against experimental data and perform sensitivity and uncertainty analysis
  • Develop reduced-order and surrogate models for efficient Digital Twin deployment
  • Collaborate with optical engineers, laser physicists, and experimental teams to translate simulation results into engineering design decisions

Requirements

  • Strong experience in optical and multiphysics simulation of complex physical systems
  • Ability to couple multiple physical domains (optical, thermal, mechanical, fluid) into coherent system-level models
  • Experience in model validation, uncertainty quantification, and data-driven refinement
  • Experience with simulation tools such as COMSOL, ANSYS, Zemax, CodeV, or FRED
  • Ability to communicate complex simulation results clearly to non-specialists
  • Ability to work independently while aligning with broader system goals
  • Familiarity with MDO workflows (UQ, DoE, ML training) and metamodelling / surrogate techniques (ROM, Digital Twin)
  • Experience with HPC batch schedulers and automation scripts
  • Familiarity with Monte Carlo techniques
  • Hands-on R&D testing experience with laser systems or optomechanical assemblies

Skills

  • Focused Energy is a fusion energy startup with the goal of generating unlimited clean energy to responsibly meet future global demand.

Compensation

  • Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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