FARO® is the world leader in 3D imaging and measurement systems. We are a global company traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange with a passion for excellence and success. In order to accelerate the growth of our new product portfolio, Faro Technologies is adding new positions in our Research and Development team.  FARO is seeking a Systems Engineer for our Research & Development team in the Londonderry, NH area.

Responsibilities:

1. Technical lead driving all design, development, and implementation of compensation and calibration systems for laser projection solutions products.
2. Become lead expert in characterization and applications to compensation/calibration for the Laser Projection Solutions products.
3. Lead the diagnosis of complex problems with our products and recommend solutions with minimal oversight. Become an expert on critical subsystems, including, solid state and diode lasers, high frequency digitizers, high frequency laser modulation, galvanometers, laser mode-locking and laser diode drivers.
4. Perform compensation and calibration systems design, establishing project parameters and assigning increments of project to team members for production software, calibration and certification and optics product development.
5. Generate math models and/or otherwise perform calculations necessary to accurately predict performance, resolution, and measurement accuracy of proposed laser and similar image based systems.
6. Assist in the definition, specification, implementation and test of firmware, software and control electronics for processing 3D measurement data.
7. Develop processes, fixtures, methods and software to support the needs of product assembly, test, and calibration.  Evaluate and document test results. 

Education and Experience:

• MS in mechanical, electrical, software, optical engineering, physics or equivalent education
• Up to 5 years of work experience

Technical Skills:

• Hands-on experience with precision opto-mechanical/electro-optical based products.
• Proficiency with C++/C#, and/or Matlab
• Proficiency with 3D CAD tools, preferably SolidWorks. A thorough understanding of parametric design and relationships between features, parts, subassemblies and assemblies.
• Expertise in characterizing optical assemblies and dynamic mechanisms using lasers, optical elements, scanners, kinematical mounts, galvanometers etc.
• Practical knowledge in opto-mechanical assembly tolerancing and alignment, basic stress and thermal analysis, principles of system integration.
• Experience with instrument and electronic packaging design, panel and board mounts, cabling and electronic enclosures.
• Solid familiarity with mechanical manufacturing methods and assembly techniques.

FARO is a great company with excellent benefits for you and your family.  We not only care for our employees but also to their immediate family members. We believe in a balanced work-life and have developed programs and benefits plans to support that ethic, such as:

• A competitive paid time off bank and paid holidays
• Medical, dental, life and AD&D insurance plans
• Pre-tax flex spending accounts for medical and dependent care
• 401K with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training opportunities
• Wellness fairs
• Frequent lunch and learns to help educate employees about various issues affecting their lives
• Other employee events.

About Us 
With more than 26,000 installations and 13,000 customers globally, FARO develops and markets computer-aided coordinate measurement and imaging devices and software. Portable equipment from FARO permits high-precision 3D measurement, imaging and comparison of parts and compound structures within production and quality assurance processes. The devices are used for inspecting components and assemblies, production planning, 3D documentation, as well as for investigation and reconstruction of accident sites or crime scenes. They are also employed to generate digital scans of historic sites.

Principal products include the world’s best-selling portable measurement arm – the FaroArm®; the FARO® Laser Tracker ION; the FARO Laser ScanArm®; FARO® Laser Scanner; the FARO® Gage; and, the CAM2 family of advanced CAD-based measurement and reporting software. FARO Technologies is ISO-9001 certified and ISO-17025 laboratory registered.

Apply Today 
If you have a winning history of Innovative Technology development and a passion for high-end technical products, please apply today. As an employee of FARO, you will become part of a dynamic organization which values quality, leadership, teamwork, honesty and openness as a way of life in conducting our business.

FARO Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace with Pre-Employment Drug Screening. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V

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