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Principal Optical Engineer Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Company Name<\/strong><\/td>\nIC Resources Recruitment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Job Role<\/strong><\/td>\nPrincipal Optical Engineer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Qualifications<\/strong><\/td>\nNot Specified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Category<\/strong><\/td>\nIT Jobs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Job Type<\/strong><\/td>\nFull Time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location<\/strong><\/td>\nLondon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

This opportunity is for a senior optical engineering specialist to help shape the optical architecture behind a new holographic data storage platform. The role sits within a product development environment where optical systems are being taken from early prototype work through to production, and the successful candidate will play a central role in defining how the technology is designed, validated, and prepared for scalable manufacture.<\/p>\n

What you will do<\/h3>\n
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  • Take ownership of the optical architecture for the current product and the future development roadmap.<\/li>\n
  • Set the optical design direction from the earliest concept stage all the way through to production release.<\/li>\n
  • Guide optical engineering work across verification, validation, and production-readiness activities.<\/li>\n
  • Review Zemax optical models and formally approve them before hardware is manufactured.<\/li>\n
  • Develop optical designs that are driven by simulation and engineering analysis rather than repeated trial-and-error prototyping.<\/li>\n
  • Establish the key optical performance targets, tolerances, error budgets, and assumptions relating to thermal behaviour, mechanical constraints, and calibration.<\/li>\n
  • Improve the performance and reliability of precision optical subsystems used for encoding.<\/li>\n
  • Ensure the optical solution is practical to build, package, cost, and scale while still meeting performance goals.<\/li>\n
  • Work in close partnership with mechanical and mechatronics engineers to support integration, alignment, and precision motion requirements.<\/li>\n
  • Turn optical needs into clear engineering requirements that can be understood and used by multidisciplinary teams.<\/li>\n
  • Help move the product from prototype status into a manufacturable, scalable production solution.<\/li>\n
  • Engage with suppliers to assess feasibility, component tolerances, and suitable part selection.<\/li>\n
  • Provide technical leadership and influence across the team without relying on formal line-management authority.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    What the employer is looking for<\/h3>\n
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    • Substantial industry experience in optical engineering or optical design.<\/li>\n
    • Strong hands-on capability with Zemax, including design creation, optimisation, and tolerancing.<\/li>\n
    • Evidence of owning major optical architecture choices or key optical design decisions in hardware products.<\/li>\n
    • Experience progressing optical systems from prototype into verification, validation, or production-intent development.<\/li>\n
    • Ability to define optical performance budgets and the assumptions used for calibration.<\/li>\n
    • Practical experience assembling, aligning, testing, and validating optical systems.<\/li>\n
    • A solid understanding of design-for-manufacture and design-for-assembly principles for optical hardware.<\/li>\n
    • Experience working with optical suppliers on feasibility, tolerances, and component selection.<\/li>\n
    • Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence engineers across different disciplines.<\/li>\n
    • Experience leading through technical expertise rather than through direct people management.<\/li>\n
    • Useful additional background would include holography, optical encoding, or projection systems.<\/li>\n
    • Further desirable experience includes imaging systems, microscopes, or precision instrumentation.<\/li>\n
    • Exposure to photonics, metrology, or advanced manufacturing would also be advantageous.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Working arrangement<\/h3>\n

      The position is based onsite in London, England.<\/p>\n

      Package<\/h3>\n
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      • 25 days of annual leave.<\/li>\n
      • Employer pension provision.<\/li>\n
      • A competitive salary package.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        How to apply<\/h3>\n

        Interested candidates are invited to apply directly. You can also contact Ella Flynn at IC Resources for further information about the role.<\/p>\n\n

        Degree Requirement:<\/strong> Not Specified<\/p>\n

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