{"id":2196,"date":"2026-07-01T22:50:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T22:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/job\/optical-engineer\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T22:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T22:50:52","slug":"optical-engineer","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/job\/optical-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"Optical Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Optical Engineer Overview<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Company Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>IC Resources Recruitment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Job Role<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Optical Engineer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Qualifications<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Not Specified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Category<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>IT Jobs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Job Type<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Full Time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Cambridge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The hiring company is looking for an Optical Engineer to join a team in Cambridge, England, working on advanced augmented-reality waveguide technology. This position is intended for an engineer with solid commercial experience who can take responsibility for waveguide design and help move a new product through development. The work is centered on geometric and reflective waveguide systems, with a strong emphasis on practical engineering delivery rather than purely theoretical research.<\/p>\n<h3>What you will do<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop geometric and reflective optical waveguides for AR use cases.<\/li>\n<li>Carry out hands-on optical modelling, simulation, optimisation, and validation activities.<\/li>\n<li>Turn system-level needs into optical designs that can be manufactured successfully.<\/li>\n<li>Work alongside a multidisciplinary group of optical engineers to support product development.<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate prototypes, study performance results, and improve designs through repeated iteration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What the employer is looking for<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Significant industry experience in a commercial optical engineering environment is required.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants need proven, practical waveguide design experience.<\/li>\n<li>Experience across at least one to two full design cycles is expected, covering concept development through validation and support for production.<\/li>\n<li>Strong capability with optical design tools and the ability to apply them in real engineering work is important.<\/li>\n<li>The role suits someone with a demonstrated commercial track record who can independently own waveguide design work and contribute to an active product programme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Package and other details<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Salary is competitive and includes stock options.<\/li>\n<li>A pension scheme is included.<\/li>\n<li>The role offers the chance to develop professionally in a fast-paced startup setting.<\/li>\n<li>Visa sponsorship is available for this position.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested candidates are invited to contact Ella Flynn at IC Resources and apply through the advertised application route.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>Degree Requirement:<\/strong> Not Specified<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visa Sponsorship Promising<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_promoted":"","_job_location":"Cambridge","_application":"https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/en\/jobs\/optical-engineer-416491\/","_company_name":"IC Resources Recruitment","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"GBP","_job_salary_unit":"yearly"},"job-types":[],"class_list":["post-2196","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/2196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coderseditor.com\/itjobs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=2196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}