Requistion ID: 83388
Dentsply Sirona is the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with over a century of innovation and service to the dental industry and patients worldwide. Dentsply Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive solutions offering including dental and oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices under a strong portfolio of world class brands.
Dentsply Sirona’s products provide innovative, high-quality, and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better and safer dental care. Dentsply Sirona’s headquarter is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company’s shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY. Visit www.dentsplysirona.com for more information about Dentsply Sirona and its products.
Product Development Engineer (m/f/d)
As an innovation leader, we develop, manufacture, and market advanced medical devices for dental applications that are used worldwide. Our opto-electronic systems combine image sensors, pattern projection, calibration methods, and advanced signal processing to generate highly precise 3D data of intraoral surfaces.
The Product Development Engineer (m/f/d) Opto-Electronics R&D plays a key role in the development of complex optical and opto-electronic systems for dental 3D acquisition devices. The role includes concept development, design, simulation, implementation, and verification of optical systems, as well as their integration into medical products.
Your Responsibilities:
* Work on research and development projects for medical devices in the field of optical 3D data acquisition for dental applications
* Develop, simulate, and optimize complex optical systems, including optical design, tolerance analyses, and stray light analysis
* Take ownership in concept phases, prototype implementation, and verification activities
* Develop and apply methods and algorithms for analysis, proof-of-concepts, specification development, and verification tasks
* Support the integration of optical systems into overall systems and collaborate closely with mechanical, electronics, and firmware/software teams
* Work in interdisciplinary project teams and take responsibility for defined work packages or subprojects regarding scope, timelines, and costs
* Support the transfer of development results into series production in collaboration with manufacturing, quality, and external partners
* Perform additional tasks as required
Your Profile:
* Completed university degree (Master’s or PhD) in a scientific or technical field such as physics, optics, electrical engineering, mechatronics, or a comparable discipline
* Several years of professional experience in the development of optical or opto-electronic systems, ideally in an industrial product environment
* Strong knowledge of physical and technical optics and experience with optical design and simulation tools (e.g., Zemax, Code V, or similar)
* Knowledge in optical 3D metrology, machine vision, image processing, or signal processing
* Experience in characterizing image sensors (e.g., resolution, dynamic range, signal-to-noise ratio, sensitivity, e.g., according to EMVA 1288 standard)
* Programming skills for analysis and development tasks (e.g., Python, C/C++, OpenCV, STM32 MP2)
* High level of ownership, solution-oriented mindset, and strong initiative
* Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary and international teams
* Willingness to travel occasionally (e.g., to suppliers)
* Very good German and English skills, both written and spoken
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Equal Opportunity Employer: Dentsply Sirona is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without unlawful discrimination or regard for race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, sexual or gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable local law.
Eligibility: All successful applicants must be eligible to work in the country the position is based.
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