Optical design and performance analysis drive this Optical Engineer prospect 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.

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