Role: Optical Design Engineer
Location: Livingston
Type: Permanent
Reports To: Program Manager
Do you have a degree in physics, optics or optical engineering? Do you have hands-on experience in optical spectroscopy? Have you been working as an Optical Design Engineer within the medical devices, optical instrumentation, defence electronics or optoelectronics packing and assembly industry?
If you have answered “yes” to the above questions, then this could be the role for you!
What You’ll Be Doing
Reporting into the Program Manager of the Edinburgh Instruments’ Development Department, the Optical Design Engineer’s primary task is the design and optimisation of a variety of optical components for instrumentation in the field of optical spectroscopy
Key responsibilities will include:
- Optical design and optimisation of instrumentation for optical spectroscopy – using ray tracing software and other modern tools.
- Working together with mechanical and electronic design teams to design prototypes.
- Evaluation of prototypes
- Support to our Operations and Application teams.
What You’ll Need to Bring
- Educated to degree level, preferably an MSc or PhD, in physics, optics, optical engineering or another related discipline.
- Experience of all areas of optical design, knowledge of ray-tracing software, preferably Zemax
- An understanding of optical spectroscopy techniques such as photoluminescence, Raman spectroscopy, FTIR, and Microscopy is required.
- Enthusiasm, confidence, and the ability to communicate with colleagues across mechanical, firmware and software engineering.
- Responsiveness and focus, combined with attention to detail are essential.
- Self-motivated, able to work under pressure, with proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision as well as part of a larger team.
What We Offer
This a great opportunity to join an established and growing global business. In return we offer excellent financial rewards and career development prospects. The Company has a 37.5 hour flexible working week and a comprehensive benefits package.
Why Us?
For 50 years, Edinburgh Instruments have been providing customers at leading-edge research institutes, academic and industrial facilities with high-end, high-value scientific instrumentation. Products combine customisation, user-friendliness and high performance and are experiencing higher-than-ever demand worldwide. Edinburgh Instruments pride themselves in providing customers with industry-leading support and the successful candidate will be entrusted to act as an ambassador for our company.
As an equal opportunities employer, Edinburgh Instruments is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.
Applications for vacancies advertised or speculative CVs are welcomed to jobs@edinst.com.
