Optical Development Engineer – LM1080a FULL TIME, PERMANENT

My client who is a developer of specialist Photonics/Laser based systems, and products, now seeks an Optical Development Engineer to join their team.

Reporting directly to the CEO you will take a hands-on approach to the leading, planning and running of R&D projects, and as such it is expected that you will be an experienced Physicist OR Optical Development Engineer.

Working closely with my client’s customers you will be involved with projects from concept level to completion/handover, and as such experience of managing R&D projects is essential.

On a daily basis you will then work on these projects, managing both the time and resources of yourself and others.

In addition to this, you will then be reporting of project status to the management team and end customer.

Experience of R&D funding and frameworks would be an advantage.

Working across multiple projects, this will require excellent analytical skills along with a high level of attention to detail.

In return my client can offer an exciting and varied role working on projects and experiments at the cutting edge of technology. 

Experience: 

As the successful candidate it is expected that you will have a strong understanding of lasers, especially at high powers. 

Qualifications: 

It is expected that the successful candidate will have a degree or higher in Physics, Photonics or similar.

Additional Information: 

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Copies of Passport and Visa will be requested.

Skills: Optoelectronics, Photonics, Fibreoptics, Lasers, Zemax

To Apply: Please send CV to [email protected]