XR, Holographic & Virtual Labs
/Senior leadership
Principal Optics Engineer
Near-eye Optics & Holography
Compensation
INR 40 - 70 LPA + equity.
Engagement
Full-Time
Permanent role. Full-time commitment. Primarily on-site, with limited remote flexibility.
Scope of role
Set direction within your domain. Build and mentor a team. Own outcomes at the function level.
01 — The role
Why this role exists at EduRankAI
The most senior optics engineer at the company. You will own the optical design of the AquinTutor holographic display end-to-end — waveguides, diffractive optical elements, eye-box engineering, brightness budgets. You will partner with manufacturing on fabrication tolerances, with display engineering on the source pipeline, and with the graphics team on what is actually achievable.
02 — The work
What you will own
- 01 Own the optical architecture of the AquinTutor holographic display.
- 02 Lead optical design + simulation (Zemax / CODE V / Lumerical).
- 03 Run prototype builds in the optics lab.
- 04 Partner with manufacturing on yield and tolerance budgets.
- 05 Mentor the optics engineering team.
- 06 Author the optical design document and defend it in technical review.
03 — The expertise
What we look for
04 — The bar
Who thrives here
- → You have shipped a near-eye optical system to at least pilot production.
- → You can read a Zemax layout and find the design margin.
- → You have led the optical design of at least one custom AR or holographic device.
- → You write design documents that other optical engineers learn from.
05 — Hiring process
What to expect after you apply
- 01
Application review
Every application is read personally within five business days. We respond either way.
- 02
Take-home or live exercise
Role-specific. Time-boxed. Real problems we are actually working on, not invented puzzles.
- 03
Conversations
Deep technical and values conversations with the team you would join. No trick questions. No panel ambushes.
- 04
Offer or honest no
If yes: digital offer letter, signed in-portal, transparent terms. If no: written feedback if you want it.
Before you start
What we will collect. What it costs. What we will not do with it.
We will collect
- Name, email, phone — Account + application updates. No marketing.
- Resume / portfolio link — Human review of your work.
- Date + place of birth — Identity verification only.
- Your written responses — Selection rubric. Read by humans.
- Government ID (later) — Anti-fraud at offer / interview stage. Not at signup.
We will never
- Sell your data
- Share with third-party recruiters
- Use for advertising
- Train models on it
- Send marketing email
Our situation
EduRankAI is a small, independent organization building long-term capabilities in educational intelligence, advanced AI systems, and research infrastructure. We take no advertiser money, no donations with strings attached, and no investor pressure on hiring decisions. Applying is free, and every application is read by a human — recruitment, technical, academic and leadership teams. It buys us the right to be honest.
Ready to apply?
We read every application personally. If you are the right person for this role — regardless of pedigree, background, or where you are based — you will hear back from us within five business days.
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