Arcadia Science
Associate/Senior Optical Engineer, R&D
Emeryville, California · Senior · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$150k-$200kDetected 54 days ago
Machine LearningData AnalysisSignal ProcessingMicroscopyResearch
About the role
- We are hiring an Optical Engineer at the Associate or Senior level to join Arcadia's research team.
- Optical instrumentation is central to how we study living systems.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and characterize new optical systems, working across hardware, acquisition software, and data analysis as needed.
- Collaborate closely with Arcadia's research scientists or external partners to understand experimental requirements and translate them into instrumentation solutions.
- Create open source protocols and designs.
- Hands-on experience designing and building optical systems.
- Demonstrated aptitude for developing novel optical techniques or instrumentation.
Requirements
- Proficiency writing code for instrument control, data acquisition, or quantitative analysis.
- Experience with Raman spectroscopy (spontaneous, SRS, and/or CARS) or other label-free imaging modalities.
Skills
- Our current work spans spontaneous Raman spectroscopy, coherent Raman imaging (SRS and CARS), and live-cell microscopy of diverse organisms.
Compensation
- We provide competitive compensation and practical benefits to keep you happy and healthy so that you can do your best work.
Benefits
- We provide competitive compensation and practical benefits to keep you happy and healthy so that you can do your best work.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity workplace
- equal opportunity workplace; we welcome people from all backgrounds and communities.
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