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Prototype Engineer

Posted on Jan 27, 2026

Career location

Rotterdam

Time

Full-time

Career salary

Competitive Pay - We offer a solid salary, with plenty of upside along with company success.

Rotterdam, NL | Full-time | On-site

Experience: 3+ years

Background: Industrial Design, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Applied Physics

We're building the future of smartglasses-and we need curious minds to help shape it.

At our Rotterdam headquarters, we're developing a proprietary manufacturing process for prescription lenses tailored for Augmented Reality and smart eyewear. We're a small, focused team solving one of the hardest challenges in wearable tech: delivering high-precision, thin, and scalable lens systems that work seamlessly with AR displays.

We are looking to grow our Prototype Team -the core group responsible for prototyping, discovery builds for customers, and solving the technical challenges that come with being first.

What You'll Be Doing

• Turn customer designs into working lens prototypes, you own the whole process from A to Z
• Validate those designs for manufacturability-optical, mechanical, and all the in-betweens
• Run structured experiments to refine, stretch, or adapt the process to new challenges
• Solve tricky problems with smart, hands-on engineering

This is lab-based, precision hardware work. If you like CAD, test benches, optics, and solving puzzles with your hands-you'll fit right in.

What We're Looking For

• A solid technical foundation (e.g. in mechanical engineering, industrial design, applied physics, or similar).
• 3 years of hands-on experience with prototyping-optics is a big plus
• A proactive mindset -you don't wait to be told what's broken
• The ability to bring structure to complex technical challenges

It's not about being able to "handle chaos." We want someone who can organize complexity and push things forward .

What You'll Get

• A Hard Challenge - We're building something that doesn't exist yet. It's deep-tech with real-world impact.
• Ownership - You'll have real influence on the product, the process, and how we grow as a team.
• Impact - Your prototypes go straight to some of the world's most forward-thinking tech companies.
• Growth - As we expand globally, you'll be part of the team setting the standard for what comes next.
• Competitive Pay - We offer a solid salary, with plenty of upside along with company success.

You'll help shape products used by the next generation of AR devices-and be part of a team doing something no one else is doing (yet).

Perks & benefits

Competitive Salary

We offer a competitive salary package with regular performance-based reviews and opportunities for advancement as you grow with our expanding company.

Innovation Culture

Work in an environment that values creative thinking and innovation, with regular creative sessions for everyone to explore new ideas.

Vacation

Enjoy generous vacation time with our flexible time-off policy. Take the breaks you need to recharge while maintaining your work responsibilities.

Team Events

Regular team-building activities, social events, and an annual company retreat to foster strong collaborative relationships across departments.

Applying for the role

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please submit your application through the form below.

Alternatively, you can contact our HR Manager at for more information about the position or application process. Your application should include your resume/CV and a short motivation message explaining why you're interested in joining AddOptics and how your skills align with this position.