Employment

 

Optical Engineer or Optical Technician.  Calhoun Vision Inc.  Background and overview of the position:  Calhoun Vision Inc. is a privately held company based in Pasadena, CA, that has recently launched its proprietary light adjustable intraocular lens (LAL®) technology in Europe. The product of years of intensive research in materials science and optics, the lens represents a major breakthrough in Ophthalmology since it provides cataract and refractive surgeons the ability to adjust their patients’ visual outcomes to their individual requirements.  Years of clinical studies and commercial use over the past 15 months have demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of the lens and the associated light delivery device (LDD) in correcting both spherical error and astigmatism, and in controlling spherical aberration. A growing, lucrative market is developing around the world for ‘premium IOLs’ that can respond to the needs of cataract surgery patients for higher quality post-operative distance and near visual acuity. Doctors need to predictably deliver superior results to justify the sizeable premium patients pay for such visual outcomes. Calhoun expects to significantly outperform all other competing products since the LAL can give surgeons greater confidence in their results by being able to adjust the refractive properties of the lens after it has been implanted and the eye has stabilized.  We are seeking an engineer or technician to help with engineering, production, and support of our Light Delivery Device (LDD), which incorporates optics, mechanics, electronics, and software.  Summary:  Responsible for performing functions to support service, production, and engineering of a complex ophthalmic device.  Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:  Works on assignments that are routine and not routine in nature, where ability to recognize deviation from accepted practice is required and expected.  Rarely receives instructions on routine work and receives descriptive instructions on new assignments.  Specific position responsibilities include the following:  Troubleshooting and isolating problems in laboratory, manufacturing, or clinical environments.  Recognition of routine problems in device performance and ability to complete the troubleshooting of these problems; recognition of non-routine problems in device performance and assistance in troubleshooting these problems.  Installation, setup, calibration, and preventive maintenance on ophthalmic devices.  Setup of optical, mechanical, and electrical diagnostic equipment according to general instructions.  Use of sophisticated computer programs and diagnostic equipment to test optical system performance according to descriptive instructions.  Performs optical alignment of ophthalmic devices or external diagnostic equipment based upon general instructions.  May be assigned to special projects, such as instrument construction and alignment, working under descriptive instructions.  Qualifications:  Ability to use standard test equipment such as multimeters, power meters, and beam diagnostics with no direction required.  Ability to use optical measurement devices such as spectrometers, spectrophotometers, imaging setups, etc on a routine basis.  Ability to use routine software applications such as MS Word and MS Excel to produce reports and graphs is required. Ability to use data acquisition & processing software like Labview or Matlab is preferred.  Ability to read and interpret engineering specifications, maintenance manuals and engineering sketches is required.  Experience with working in an environment under change control, such as ISO-13485.  Education and experience:  - 2+ years of related work experience in electronics, electro-mechanics, or optics is required. A minimum of 8 years equivalent experience is required without a B.S.  Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from a Four-year college or university, or equivalent in electronics, optics or physical sciences is desired.  Language skills:  Ability to listen, speak and write in the English language is required.  Must be able to write instructions describing the repair, maintenance, or assembly processes that are developed.  Must have good oral presentation skills and be able to effectively present results in a team meeting.  Must be able to present oneself professionally as a company representative in doctors’ offices.  Reasoning and planning ability:  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.   Ability to deal with problems of a routine nature and to recognize and perform first-order assessments when dealing with problems of a non-routine nature.   Innate ability in problem-solving is required.  Ability to plan work on a weekly basis in order to perform multiple parallel tasks.  Physical demands:  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.  Some situations may occasionally create difficult physical demands, including, but not limited to: extended time working on feet, long overtime hours, or working across many time zones.  Travel:  Freedom to travel internationally for up to one week at a time is required.  Ability to travel at least 10% of the time is required.  Ability for extended travel is desirable.  Contact:  jobs@calhounvision.com

 

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