Lead Optical Specialist

2 days ago

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Leonardo Full time
Job Description:

At Leonardo, we are seeking a highly skilled Lead Optical Specialist to join our team and contribute to the development of next-generation capability. As a global leader in defence electronics, we deliver mission-critical systems for situational awareness, electronic warfare, and surveillance across land, sea, and air.

Our team is pushing the technical boundaries associated with advanced tactical sensing, data fusion, communications, machine learning, and defensive aids systems. These technologies will enable next-generation assets to survive and operate in highly contested threat environments. We are developing these technologies for demonstration in synthetic environments and on trials with the goal of meeting a wider programme demand for deployment in 10 years.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop Optical-Mechanical Concepts, including system architecture definition, lens design, analysis, and performance simulations.
  • Provide capability in modelling or designing imaging lenses and optical systems using commercial tools such as ZEMAX OpticStudio, CodeV, or equivalent.
  • Develop Novel Optical Materials, Coatings, and Processes to support the successful operation of high-sensitivity, low-noise detection systems.
  • Investigate new technologies and engineering capabilities to address emerging business opportunities.
  • Liaise with the customer community and interact regularly with the external supply chain.
  • Develop work packages to scope milestones and deliveries within a project team environment and demonstrate ownership of those work packages.
Requirements:
  • Lens Design and Optical Analysis using commercial tools such as Ansys OpticStudio, CodeV, Fred, or equivalent.
  • Early lifecycle development of optical mechanical concepts.
  • Optical steering and stabilisations.
  • Background in investigating the performance of different optical coatings.
  • Development of SWIR, MIR Optical Systems and multi-waveband optical systems.
  • Surface Treatment for higher optical efficiency.
  • Stray light control techniques.
  • Techniques to increasing optical transmittance.
  • Investigating the maturity and performance of unconventional optical elements.
  • An advanced understanding in classical optics principles.
  • Experience with technical proposal writing, project budgeting, and team leadership.
  • Good interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of stakeholders.
Security Clearance:

You must be a sole UK Citizen and eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance, please visit our website.

What We Offer:
  • Flexible working hours with hybrid working options.
  • Company-funded flexible benefits, including private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology, and lifestyle options.
  • Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave, and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year.
  • Award-winning pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution).
  • Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support, and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion.
  • Discounted Gym membership and Cycle to work scheme.
  • Free access to over 4000 online courses via Coursera.
  • Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member.
  • Bonus scheme in place for all employees at management level and below.

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