Optical Engineer – Industrial Vision & Inspection Systems

This role is posted on behalf of Innowave Tech, a startup supported by SGInnovate.

Background

At Innowave Tech, we build AI-powered industrial vision and autonomous factory platforms used by leading semiconductor and advanced manufacturing companies worldwide. We’re looking for an Optical Engineer to design next-generation optical systems that deliver best-in-class image quality with cost-effective, production-ready designs.

Job scope

🔍 What You’ll Do

• Design and optimize optical systems for industrial imaging and automated inspection
• Develop multi-spectrum solutions (VIS, IR, UV, laser, structured light) for high-contrast, high-precision defect detection
• Support 3D vision systems (structured light, stereo, depth sensing)
• Balance image quality, system performance, and BOM cost for scalable factory deployment
• Collaborate with AI, vision s...