Optical Engineer

Qioptiq Photonics Limited (An Excelitas Technologies Company) is a leading global supplier of opto-electronics and photonic products present in a variety of markets from medical and biotechnology to semiconductor and industrial markets, based in Hamble, Hampshire.

Main Tasks

• Design laser products in detail using a variety of laser technologies to meet specifications;
• Propose conceptual designs;
• Work with multi-disciplinary team to ensure optical design is robust;
• Expand personal knowledge base as required by projects;
• Detailed design of optical systems including system performance, components and materials selection, thermal considerations, optical design and opto-mechanical stability;
• Investigate tolerances and write specifications for systems;
• Optical system design within customer restrictions and with design for manufacture considerations;
• Design, build and characterize prototypes and proof-of-concept experiments;
• Select and/or design optical components to achieve customer requirements;
• Hands on development of designs through alpha, beta and pilot production phase. Including supporting NPI with early production batches;
• Provide technical expertise to projects and/or take the role of Technical Lead.

General

• Energize projects and drive projects to completion within agreed plan & budget;
• Observe company procedures & processes;
• Manage time and effort applied to projects in accordance with deadlines and priority levels;
• Manage project technical risks and create solutions to overcome barriers to project success;
• Communicate deviations or risks with project plan or goals to Project Manager;
• Identify and propose improvements to performance, reliability and cost of our products & processes.

Support

• Provide technical solutions, training and technical support to other departments as required;
• Support for Production and Production Engineering teams;
• Write manufacturing work instructions, test procedures and documentation;
• Respond to sales enquiries and orders.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• A Masters in Physics;
• Solid experience in precision optics, lasers and optical fibres;
• Experience in optical setup design;
• Knowledge and practical experience of relevant measurement techniques and instrumentation;
• Problem solving & lateral thinking skills;
• Good verbal and written communication skills appropriate to a highly technical environment;
• Computer literate:

            - Excel – Advanced;

            - Word – Intermediate;

            - PowerPoint – Intermediate;

            - Coding (e.g. Matlab/Python) - Beginner.

Requirements

Reporting to the Photonics Team Leader, the Project Engineer is an exciting opportunity to join our Photonics team in driving and contributing to design projects.

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