Senior Optical Engineer, XR

Google
📍 San Jose, CA, United States 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted July 01, 2026

Job Description

Senior Optical Engineer, XR

_corporate_fare_ Google _place_ San Jose, CA, USA

**Mid**

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

**Minimum qualifications:**

+ Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a specialized field (e.g., Optics, Sensors, Audio/DSP, etc.), or equivalent practical experience.
+ 4 years of experience working in the AR/VR optical system, waveguide display system, or optical semiconductor manufacturing field for waveguide.
+ Experience in optical design and simulation.

**Preferred qualifications:**

+ Experience with AR, virtual reality (VR), or heads-up display (HUD) optics.
+ Experience managing the complete optical design lifecycle from design, optimization, analysis, tolerances, fabrication, and metrology.
+ Familiarity with LightTools, Zemax or equiv...

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Job Details

  • Location San Jose, CA
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category other-general
  • Posted Date July 01, 2026
  • Application Deadline July 06, 2026