Optical Design Engineer

Optical Design Engineer - Ophthalmic Systems AddOptics
Design
Posted on Sep 14, 2026 From Prescription to Product
Location : Rotterdam, NL Commitment : Full time Experience : 5+ years
You speak optics and ophthalmic fluently - and you know how to turn that into something real. At AddOptics, we develop next-generation ophthalmic and vision solutions. We're a small, driven tech team where every person owns their domain end to end.
We're looking for an Ophthalmic Optical Designer who combines strong optical design skills with deep knowledge of the vision industry - someone who can move from an Rx specification to a manufacturable lens design, and who can advise our engineering team with the confidence of someone who's done it before.
This is a product role. The designs you create will ship. What You'll Be Working On -
Taking an ophthalmic brief - from Rx specification to product requirement - and turning it into a complete, manufacturable optical design -
Being the bridge between the ophthalmic world and the engineering team: translating prescription parameters into physical lens properties, and explaining trade-offs in terms engineers can act on -
Making optical design decisions across the full product lifecycle - from initial feasibility through to production-ready specs -
Advising engineers on customer projects with timely, practical guidance on what's optically achievable and what isn't -
Working with suppliers and manufacturing partners to ensure designs are producible within tolerance and at cost -
Setting up optical metrology and quality control processes from the ground up - defining how performance is measured and accepted at each production stage, making the in/out-of-spec calls, and building the optical knowledge of the engineering team over time -
Continuously improving how optical design is documented, specified, and handed off within the team What We're Looking For -
5+ years of experience in optical design,...