Optical Innovation Engineer F/H

Valeo is a global tech company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent greener and more secure mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are a leader in our businesses and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies. Join Valeo Light, the world leader in automotive lighting, at our R&D center in Bobigny (93). We are recruiting an Optical Engineer to join our Research & Innovation team specializing in imaging and signaling systems.

Must Have

• Ensure technological watch of optical systems.
• Be in contact with our partner laboratories and identify new technological solutions.
• Perform optical modeling and simulations and justify technological choices.
• Participate in design reviews in collaboration with Project teams.
• Participate in product prototyping and prototype development.
• Define the validation plan and carry out/monitor tests.
• Be in contact with suppliers.
• Ensure a technical interface with our international clients.
• Bac+5 degree in Optics or Photonics.
• First experience in optical system design.
• Proficiency in optical design/simulation software such as Lightools, Zemax, Code V, SPEOS... or equivalent.
• Appetite for innovation and curiosity.

Perks & Benefits

• Shareholding plan, Action Logement
• Presence of a social & economic committee (CSE): trips, social and cultural activities
• Partial remote work possible (2 days per week)
• Company restaurant

Build Lighting and Augmented Visibility, join Valeo!

Valeo is the world leader in automotive lighting. From the latest innovations in interior and exterior lighting to advanced wiping technologies, the Valeo Light division offers innovative visibility systems with a strong style, improving driving safety and comfort.

Our site based in Bobigny (93) is an R&D center and the headquarters of the Valeo Light division. It brings together 520 employees around the design of lighting systems (headlights, taillights, interior lighting, etc.).

We are recruiting an Optical Engineer to join our Research & Innovation team specializing in imaging and signaling systems.

Your missions:

• Ensure a technological watch of optical systems.
• Be in contact with our partner laboratories and identify new technological solutions.
• Perform optical modeling and simulations and justify technological choices.
• Participate in design reviews in collaboration with Project teams.
• Participate in product prototyping and prototype development.
• Define the validation plan and carry out/monitor tests.
• Be in contact with suppliers.
• Ensure a technical interface with our international clients.

About you:

With a Bac+5 degree in Optics or Photonics, you have a first experience in optical system design.

You master optical design/simulation software such as Lightools, Zemax, Code V, SPEOS... or equivalent.

Above all, your appetite for innovation and your curiosity will be your main assets in an advanced research environment.

Our advantages:

• Shareholding plan, Action Logement
• Presence of a social & economic committee (CSE): trips, social and cultural activities
• Partial remote work possible (2 days per week)
• Company restaurant

Why Valeo?

• To join a technological and industrial leader, a French pioneer in automotive innovation
• For a dynamic career with possibilities for national or international mobility, adapted to your aspirations
• To contribute to the development of cleaner, safer, and smarter mobility

Valeo attaches great importance to diversity, whether cultural, intergenerational, gender, or concerning people with disabilities.