Senior Optical Engineer

4 weeks ago


Kidlington Oxfordshire, United Kingdom ARCA Resourcing Ltd Full time

Senior Optical Engineer / Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer Oxfordshire HYBRID 3 days onsite

ARCA Resourcing is partnered with a high-tech company in Oxfordshire that is keen to hire a Senior Optical Engineer / Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer to join their rapidly growing specialist team. You will be team-orientated and highly organised. This is a fantastic career development opportunity to expand your experience with a rapidly scaling company.

Responsibilities:

  • Mechanical and opto-mechanical designs, encompassing modeling, testing, and validation, which includes tasks such as structural and packaging design, thermal analysis, vibration mitigation, and incorporation of integrated photonics.
  • Converting product specifications into mechanical frameworks and design concepts.
  • Conducting modeling, simulation, and analytical tasks necessary to ensure optimal product functionality.
  • Bringing together mechanical subsystems with electrical, optical, and other interrelated subsystems

Essential skills:

  • Zemax (optical modelling software) experience is preferred
  • Demonstrable experience integrating optical components into mechanical systems in recent/current roles
  • Knowledge of optics and lasers - ideally hands on experience aligning optical systems/handling of optics/understanding of various optical components.
  • Able to align and charaterise optical assemblies without supervision
  • An engineering degree ideally with a focus on opto-mechanical
  • Expertise in hardware product development, initiating new products, and managing Product Life Cycle stages
  • Experience integrating precision-engineered components into operational devices and products.
  • Experience of optical components, including mirrors, lenses, and optics sensitive to polarisation.
  • Optimal techniques for mounting optical components.
  • Involvement in supporting FMEAs and adhering to industry-leading protocols for product development.
  • Demonstrates a sound comprehension of engineering principles and methodologies, ideally GD&T.
  • CAD software experience

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Hybrid, flexible working patterns
  • Generous company pension
  • Cycle to work and technology schemes
  • Incentive Stock Option Plan

If you would like to know more details about this exciting opportunity, including the full job description, please apply for immediate consideration.

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