# Senior Manager, Metrology & Optical Test Engineering

**Company**: Magic Leap
**Location**: Austin, TX
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $140,000-$155,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Magic Leap is seeking an experienced, hands-on Senior Manager, Metrology & Optical Test expert to lead a focused group of engineers in our waveguide manufacturing team.

The role involves overseeing all aspects of measurement, calibration, and instrumentation, including nanostructure characterization and optical performance testing for outgoing products.

Responsibilities:

- Develop and implement the Optical NPI and Manufacturing metrology strategy, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives and quality standards.

- Lead a small team of metrology and optics professionals, defining actionable goals, developing their professional growth, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

- Oversee the maintenance, calibration, and verification of all measurement and test equipment (M&TE) to maintain traceability and compliance with national and international standards.

- Establish and enforce standard operating procedures (SOPs) for all metrology and optical test processes.

- Serve as the primary subject matter expert (SME) for all complex dimensional, mechanical, and electrical measurement challenges.

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.

- Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in metrology, quality control, optical test, or precision manufacturing, with at least 3 years in a management or leadership role.

- In-depth knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) per ASME Y14.5.

- Demonstrated expertise in measurement uncertainty budgets and calculations, sensitivity analysis, and variance analysis.

- Strong statistical background and experience in large data set analysis using industry standard tools.

Location: This role can be based fully onsite in Plantation, FL, or Austin, TX. Relocation assistance is available for non-local candidates.

Salary Range: $140,000-$155,000 USD

## Skills

### Required
- metrology
- optical test
- quality control
- precision manufacturing
- leadership
- management
- geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
- measurement uncertainty budgets
- statistical analysis
- large data set analysis

### Nice to have
- Ph.D. in Materials Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Applied Physics
- Certification as a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or Certified Metrology Manager
- Experience in a regulated industry
- Six Sigma Greenbelt or equivalent experience
- laboratory information management systems (LIMS)

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