Senior Optical Design Engineer

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Senior Optical Design Engineer

Our consumer electronics industry client is seeking a Senior Optical Design Engineer working within a small Design Department, consisting of mechanical and optical engineers, project management, and procurement.

The Senior Optical Design Engineer will be an integral part of the interdisciplinary Concepts team within the Design department. This team is responsible for generating and prototyping new concepts. The role encompasses all aspects of optical design, from creating new designs from scratch to generating tolerance optical drawings for prototype manufacturing. This role will contribute optical expertise to support the development of new systems and collaborate with the NPI team to transition successful prototypes into the NPI process.

What you will be doing:

  1. Concept Generation: Develop new optical concepts to support the prototyping of new product ideas.
  2. Modelling and Tolerancing: Computer modelling of new optical concepts, including tolerancing their performance.
  3. Supplier Interfacing: Work with suppliers to produce optical prototypes based on your designs.
  4. Experimental Testing: Testing prototype optical performance in our laboratory or dark room.
  5. Collaboration: Provide optical knowledge and experience to assist the Concepts team in developing new ideas and support the NPI team in transitioning from concept to product.
  6. NPI Handover: Ensure smooth handover of optical designs between the Concepts team and the NPI team.
  7. Research: Stay updated on the latest optical technology and its applications to our products.

What we are looking for:

  1. Extensive experience in the research and design of optical, optomechanical, or video-based products.
  2. Relevant experience may include industrial optical products (e.g., in-line inspection, code readers, laser systems), consumer optical products (e.g., digital cameras, opto/telecoms equipment, copiers), or laboratory optical products (e.g., microscopes, scanners).
  3. Proficiency in Optical Design Systems such as Zemax and/or 3D CAD systems.
  4. Familiarity with related scientific software such as Matlab and Mathcad are advantageous.
  5. Strong background in optical engineering with experience in Product Design, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
  6. A working understanding of optical manufacturing processes to support design decisions.
  7. A degree in physics or an optics-related subject (e.g., photography/imaging, electro-optics) is preferred. A higher degree in optical science, particularly with significant geometric and instrumental optics content, is desirable.
  8. 5+ years experience in a related field is required.
  9. Creative and dynamic hands-on designer, able to work with minimal supervision and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  10. High degree of self-motivation and a keen interest in optical design.

Please note that this is an office-based part-time or full-time position and offers flexible working hours between 25 - 40 hours per week with flexibility on the start and finish times.

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