Omen AI
Senior R&D Engineer
San Francisco +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted May 15, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
About the job
Develops and tests benchtop prototypes for spectroscopy-based fluid sensors, exploring sensing methods and the physical limits of optical and fluidic systems.
What you'll do
- Build and iterate benchtop rigs to validate core technology improvements and new sensing modalities.
- Investigate physical limits and devise workarounds for spectroscopy systems, including optical-window fouling and plasma-arc instability.
- Track state-of-the-art developments in fluid sensing, photonics, and physical chemistry.
What they ask for
- Deep theoretical and practical knowledge in applied physics, optical engineering, or physical chemistry.
- Ability to use both ECAD and MCAD.
- First-principles problem solving based on fundamental physics.
Nice to have
- Prior experience in other fields of spectroscopy.
Tools
Altium, Solidworks
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