Job Description
Principal Photonics Engineer
Location: Torquay, Devon
Competitive Salary up to £70,000
Onsite 5x days per week with a 2pm finish on a Friday
** You must have lived in the UK for more than 3 years to work with defence clients**
We are seeking a Principal Photonics Engineer to join our dynamic team based in Torquay.
The ideal candidate will possess a diverse skill set and work within the optics and fibre-optic R&D team. You will be a technical expert, with a comprehensive understanding of optical fibres and their properties, experienced with optical fibre fusion and tapering methods. Leading on the development of novel fibre-optic based products including high-reliability components and devices for the industrial, aerospace & defence (A&D) and bio-photonics market segments. You will be capable of working under your own initiative – a self-starter, able to progress projects and trouble-shoot problems with little supervision. The role offers a wide variety of activity, from involvement in initial product concepts, product development and customer interaction. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary and cross-functional team developing new, cutting-edge products for applications in terrestrial and space-based optical communicat...