Principal Optical Engineer
* Basildon (Hybrid)
* £55ph (Inside IR35)
* 6 month contract (min)
**Please note, we can only consider Sole UK nationals for this role, due to security restrictions**
We are currently looking for a Principal Optical Engineer to support the research, design and development of next generation InfraRed (IR) Products.
What you’ll do as a Principal Optical Engineer:
* Deliver support to the research, design, development and manufacture phases of the product lifecycle.
* Contribute to system architecture definition, specifies and develops lens design.
* Undertake analyses and performance simulations for Optical solutions.
* Support integration and Test of Optical Systems.
* Deliver solutions that consider Design for Manufacture, Assembly and Test.
* Liaise with the customer community and have regular interactions with the external supply chain.
* Work within a multi-disciplinary IPT.
Technical Skills - Principal Optical Engineer:
* Design of optical solutions within harsh environments i.e. high/low temperature, abrasive environments (rain, hail), etc.
* Experience of lens systems design within the Infrared spectrum.
* Extensive experience in an Optical Engineering related field, with a good grounding in classical imaging optics principles is required.
* Modelling/designing lens solutions using industry standard tools (preferably OpticStudio / Zemax).
* Proven knowledge within optical materials and optical coatings for IR Systems.
This is a hybrid role, based from our Basildon site. The location of working; on-site or home based, will be determined by Project and Security classification