Optical design and performance analysis drive this Optical Engineer chance with NRC’s Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre in Victoria. Limited hybrid work may be available.
The Optical Engineer will lead advanced optical instrumentation for current and future astronomical observatories. You will translate requirements into designs, analyze UV/VIS/NIR systems, and collaborate with mechanical, electrical, software, systems, scientific, and technical specialists. The work spans facility-class instruments, space-based observatories, and research initiatives.
Key Responsibilities: Lead optical instrumentation conception, development, and delivery
Perform tolerancing, stray-light, image-quality, and throughput analyses
Design, integrate, test, and verify complex optical systems
Prepare specifications, test plans,



alignment procedures, and reports
Support procurement, vendor interactions, and acceptance testing
Requirements: Master’s or PhD in optical engineering, physics, or related field
Extensive optical engineering experience, typically 8–10+ years
Significant full-lifecycle project experience, typically 4–5+ years
Experience with optical design, testing, alignment, and verification
Reliability Status requiring five-year background verification
Apply optical engineering, modelling, integration, and verification expertise to advanced astronomical instrumentation at NRC in Victoria.

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📌 Optical Engineer Astronomical Instrumentation (British Columbia)
🏢 National Research Council of Canada
📍 British Columbia