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Electronics Test Engineer
Location: Horsham, West Sussex
Salary: £35,000 £40,000 per annum
Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday, onsite
The Role We are seeking a skilled Test Engineer to join the Test Department of a leading technology business in Horsham.
Reporting to the Test Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for testing electroâopticalâmechanical components, sub-assemblies, and complete systems, ensuring accuracy of results, diagnosing faults, and supporting the wider engineering team in resolving production or design issues.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong hands-on electrical/electro-mechanical test expertise to contribute to developing high-quality, cutting-edge products in a collaborative engineering environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) using standard test equipment (power supplies, oscilloscopes, digital multi-meters).
- Assist in the creation of comprehensive test procedures and FAT documentation.
- Fault-find across a wide range of electromechanical equipment.
- Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues.
- Ensure compliance with quality processes, ISO9001 standards, and company policies.
- Maintain accurate test documentation and reporting.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of test processes and facilities.
- Support field service activities when required.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and well-organised workshop and office environment.
Skills & Experience
Essential:
- Strong knowledge of testing electrical and electro-mechanical systems.
- Ability to write and execute test plans and FATs for new product launches.
- Competent in reading technical drawings, wiring diagrams, and PCB schematics.
- Ability to support wider production and quality teams where needed.
- HNC or equivalent qualification in Electronics Engineering.
- Hands-on experience in manual testing and integration.
- Computer literate with experience in Microsoft Word & Excel.
Desirable:
- PCB testing and fault-finding experience.
- Familiarity with digital camera and video protocols.
- Knowledge of automated test software.
- Awareness of communication protocols and networking.
- Experience in PLC programming, CAD packages.
To find out more please contact Max Sinclair max@holtengineering.co.uk or hit apply! ....Read more...
Type: Permanent Location: Rusper,England
Start: 02/01/2026
Salary / Rate: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 2026-01-02 10:58:10
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Mechanical Optical Design Engineer required to design, develop, and deploy novel and cutting edge mechanical products.
From concept, testing and evaluation of new designs and technologies.
Requirements
Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or Industrial Design degree.
Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks or similar CAD package experience.
Sheet Metal, CNC machining and related manufacturing processes.
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing knowledge.
Worked previously from concept through to manufacture.
Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis understanding.
Fusion 360, Adobe suite or other rendering packages.
Electro mechanical product integration appreciation.
Responsibilities
Design and develop optical illumination systems.
Drive product development from concept to manufacturing, ensuring quality and performance standards.
Product testing, data analysis, and failure mode assessment.
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Type: Permanent Location: Andover, England
Start: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Salary / Rate: £30000 - £45000 Per Annum None
Posted: 2026-01-01 13:50:44
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Experimental Physicist - Photonics
A leading developer of highly complex sensing instruments for the defence industry, based in Cambridge, are looking for senior physicists to join their research and development teams.
Because of the nature of the work and the culture of the business we are looking for people who love solving complex engineering problems and who have a passion for physics.
As a principal experimental physicist within this organisation, you will be working on highly complex systems and instruments that aim to protect people's lives.
You will take responsibility for the complete design process, taking your ideas from eureka moment and initial concept through to manufacturing.
This will include initial invention and ideation, analysis, and computational modelling through to prototype design and the transfer to manufacturing.
You will be joining a well-established team of engineers, scientists and innovators and will also have new projects on the horizon as this company invests heavily into research and development.
Because of the diverse nature of the products this company manufacturers we are looking for several physicists to join the team with varying skills and expertise.
These include optical physics, thermodynamics, electromagnetics and fluidics.
Any interest in applying machine learning and AI to product development is highly desirable to this organisation.
In exchange for your skills and expertise, the company offer a highly competitive tailored package as well as providing excellent career progression and training.
The package includes a bonus programme too.
To be considered for this role we are looking for experienced physicists who have expertise in one of the aforementioned areas of interest.
This will need to be coupled with strong academics and a passion for delivering step changes in technology.
You will also need to be able to attain security clearance for this role.
Enter the recruitment process now and find out more information about this role.
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Type: Permanent Location: Cambridge, England
Salary / Rate: Tailored package + bonus
Posted: 2025-12-29 11:13:01
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Quality Engineer required to apply automotive quality tools, processes and working practices to commercial vehicle electronic sensing and monitoring systems.
Key Skills
Time served with relevant automotive industry experience or aerospace, defence, medical, optical, etc.
Maintenance, management or business management systems ideally ISO9001 2015).
Automotive supply chain, Prime, Tier 1 or OEM.
ISO9001, IATF16949, AS9100, ISO45001 previously 18001, ISO14001, ISO50001, ISO27001 or ISO22301.
Far Eastern supply networks.
Technical, Engineering or Science discipline background.
Six sigma green belt or higher.
Key Responsibilities
Continuous Improvement of product quality and associated services.
Implementation and continual support for conformance to industry standards, best practices and business management systems across organisation and supply network.
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Type: Permanent Location: Dartford, England
Start: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Salary / Rate: £26000 - £37000 Per Annum None
Posted: 2025-12-29 10:58:16
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Manufacturing Engineer supporting precision instrument manufacture.
Key Skills
Optical Electronics or precision instrument manufacturing.
A degree in Physics, Optics, Electronics or equivalent industrial experience
CAD, reading electronic circuit diagrams, Opto-mechanical assemblies or writing scripts for automated measurements.
ERP Systems
You will contribute to the smooth running of the manufacturing line: kitting of parts, optical sub-assembly, mechanical pre-assembly, optical alignment, system test, performance reports, packing and shipping.
You will be doing
Continuous improvement, lean and 5S suggestions.
Cycle time reduction, cost reduction, quality and reliability initiatives.
Designing and sourcing jigs, tooling and fixtures.
Train Production staff as new processes, tools and product variants are introduced.
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Type: Permanent Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Start: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Salary / Rate: £29000 - £42000 Per Annum None
Posted: 2025-12-29 10:53:58
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Senior Electronics Design Engineer to work as part of a product research and development team responsible for electronic design from concept to production and release of world beating optical instrumentation systems to be used in green tech, microelectronics, scientific research, life sciences and medicine.
Experience required
Designing electronic circuits and assemblies from concept to production.
Debugging, simulation and validation of electronics and system designs.
Testing and reporting results into the Development team.
Microcontroller, mixed digital and analogue electronic circuit design.
Schematics Capture and PCB Design Tools.
Prototyping: soldering with SMT components
Debugging and validation of electronics and system designs.
STM32F series ARM core processors.
Automated test equipment development to support production and manufacturing.
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Type: Permanent Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Start: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Salary / Rate: £43000 - £65000 Per Annum None
Posted: 2025-12-29 10:53:56
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3D CAD Designer required to work o fibre optic connectivity such as optical joints etc.
The ideal candidate will have pro-engineer or Creo Pro CAD experience.
Type: Permanent Location: Eastleigh, England
Start: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Salary / Rate: £32000 - £56000 Per Annum None
Posted: 2025-12-29 10:50:44
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Senior DevOps Engineer - FinTech SaaS Scale-Up - London / Remote
(Tech Stack: DevOps Engineer, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Istio, Terraform, Helm, Go, Python, C#, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Ansible, Concourse, Nexus, SonarQube, Cloud, DevOps Engineer)
We're looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer (AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm) to join one of the UK's most ambitious FinTech SaaS scale-ups — a company building cloud-native platforms that are transforming the global investment and data management space.
If you thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments where ownership, innovation and delivery matter, this is the perfect opportunity to make a tangible impact.
You'll join a team that values bold thinking, hands-on engineering, and DevOps excellence.
You'll design and build scalable infrastructure, automate everything, and help drive best practice across the engineering organisation.
This role suits someone who can code, lead, and deliver under pressure — an engineer who wants to shape culture, not just follow it.
Our client is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with experience in: AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Istio, Terraform, Helm, Go, Python, C#, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Ansible, Concourse, Nexus, SonarQube, Cloud, DevOps Engineer.
If you're missing one or two areas, don't worry — training and mentorship are provided to bridge any gaps.
Expect to work in a highly collaborative environment, solving complex challenges at scale and delivering cloud-native solutions using a modern stack — including AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Istio, Terraform, Helm, Go, Python, C#, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Ansible, Concourse, Nexus, SonarQube.
Your day-to-day will involve working on Kubernetes and Terraform projects, automating cloud infrastructure, and improving CI/CD systems.
You'll code in Go, Python, or C#, monitor performance with Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK, and collaborate closely with developers to evolve a best-in-class DevOps environment.
This is your chance to join a company where DevOps is truly central — operating across AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Istio, Terraform, Helm, Go, Python, C#, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Ansible, Concourse, Nexus, SonarQube, Cloud — and where your leadership and technical depth will shape the platform's future.
All Senior DevOps Engineer positions come with the following benefits:
, Competitive salary + performance-based bonus
, Private healthcare (including dental, optical, and mental health cover)
, Pension scheme
, Flexible and remote working options
, 25 days holiday + bank holidays
, Paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
, Annual training and certification budget
, Cycle-to-work scheme and discounted gym memberships
Location: London, UK / Remote Working
Salary: £90000-£140000+ Bonus + Pension + Benefits + Bonus
Applicants must be based in the UK and have the right to work in the UK even though remote working is available.
To apply for this position please send your CV to Lina Savjani at Noir.
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Type: Permanent Location: London, England
Start: ASAP
Duration: PERM
Salary / Rate: £90000 - £140000 per annum + Pension Life Assurance Healthcare + Bonus
Posted: 2025-12-22 02:00:53
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Optical Systems Development Engineer - MedTech
Newton Colmore is working with a medical technology company in Cambridgeshire and we are assisting them in their search for a highly skilled optical systems designer/engineer.
As an Optical Systems specialist you will be applying your sound engineering and physics experience to the design of highly complex devices and hardware, all aiming to provide a step-change in patient care and outcomes.
Your work will involve coming up with new ideas and inventions around advanced technologies and you will take your ideas from initial concept all the way through to manufacturing.
In particular your focus will be on simulation, prototyping, and testing of device components and systems ranging in size and complexity.
This role is at the intersection of mechanical design, physics and electronics and you will be joining a team of engineers and scientists who love solving complex problems with their work.
This is a vital role for the team as they enhance their design capabilities and so the seniority of the role is flexible and can be tailored to the right person.
To be considered for this role we are looking for candidates who have the following;
Proven experience with the design and development of optical systems.
Strong academics and fundamentals, ideally in physics or mechanical engineering.
Hands-on knowledge of optical design tools such as ZEMAX or OSLO etc.
It would be ideal to have prior medical devices knowledge or experience within a regulated industry.
In exchange for your skills and expertise, the company offer a tailored salary and package which includes monetary performance bonuses, a highly competitive pension contribution, plus a mix of other benefits.
You will also be joining a company has had worked hard to provide an environment that encourages new ideas.
For more information, please call Matthew Lowdon of Newton Colmore Consulting on 0044 121 268 2240 or make an application and one of our team will be in touch.
Newton Colmore is a highly specialist search firm and we help companies find best-in-class engineers and scientists to work on technologies and science that creates impact.
Key words: Optics, physics, optical physicist, science, research, engineering, design, Cambridge
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Type: Permanent Location: Cambridge, England
Salary / Rate: Tailored package + bonus
Posted: 2025-12-19 11:31:22
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Test Manager required to quality assure complex computer vision driven electronic products.
My client develops high performance software and hardware image processing products and require a hands on Test Manager to lead a small team in manual and automated, functional and non-functional testing.
Working as part of the Product Development team incorporating Electronic Hardware Design and complex Software Engineering you will seek to understand varied, diverse and complex system requirements then design test plans, rigs etc ensuring successful software and hardware product releases.
Key Skills:
Strong experience as a test team lead or test manager across software and hardware development.
Computer Vision, image processing, optical, cameral, motion capture, tracking or target classification systems experience.
Iterative software development process experience ideally defect tracking software tools such as JIRA or TestRail.
Networking technologies Ethernet / high speed ethernet.
C++ and python fluency
What you will be doing:
Day to day running of the Test Department.
Defining test requirements including manual, automated and integration tests maximising product quality.
Test Team budget respons ibility.
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Type: Permanent Location: Woodstock, England
Start: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Salary / Rate: £45000 - £60000 Per Annum None
Posted: 2025-12-17 13:50:00
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Optical Systems Engineer - Medical Devices - Cambridge
We are working with a leading Medical Devices company in Cambridge to recruit an Optical Systems Engineer who will play a key role in the development of industry disrupting and lifesaving/improving Medical Technologies.
This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll be designing and integrating optical systems into complex medical technologies.
From early feasibility through to product launch, you'll be involved in every stage of development, helping to shape devices that improve diagnostics, treatment, and patient outcomes across a range of clinical applications.
You'll be joining a multidisciplinary team of engineers and scientists, collaborating on projects that demand precision, creativity, and a deep understanding of how optics interact with mechanical, electronic, and biological systems.
Your work will span simulation, prototyping, testing, and refinement, with a strong emphasis on regulatory compliance and real-world usability.
We're looking for someone with a solid academic foundation in physics, engineering, or a related discipline, and hands-on experience in optical design and analysis.
You should be confident using industry-standard tools and have a track record of delivering robust solutions in regulated environments.
Experience in medical devices is highly desirable, but not essential if you bring strong transferable skills and a passion for healthcare innovation.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving technical challenges, mentoring junior colleagues, and working closely with clients to bring ideas to life.
You'll be encouraged to explore new approaches, contribute to system-level thinking, and help shape the future of medical technology.
In return, you'll receive a competitive salary, annual bonus, private healthcare, generous pension contributions, and access to a wide range of lifestyle and professional development benefits.
For more information, please contact Andrew Welsh, Director of Medical Devices, Biotech and Drug Discovery Recruitment at Newton Colmore, on +44 121 268 2240.
Alternatively, submit your application and a member of our team will be in touch.
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Type: Permanent Location: Cambridge, England
Salary / Rate: Pension, bonus, medical etc.
Posted: 2025-12-12 10:02:20
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Optical sensor systems development engineer required to work on Electronic solutions in non-intrusive measurement for the Aerospace and Power industries.
The ideal candidate will have a background in Process Development and Design Engineering of optical sensing systems particularly optoelectronic interrogation and have expert knowledge of National Instruments LabVIEW programming to control data acquisition elements of laboratory experiments.
Type: Permanent Location: Wantage, England
Start: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Salary / Rate: £33000 - £48000 Per Annum None
Posted: 2025-12-12 09:33:17
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Precise scientific and medical equipment support, preventative maintenance, upgrade and repair Engineer required for onsite and remote services or systems troubleshooting of scientific and commercial customers optical devices.
The role will focus on optical and electronic issues and require electro-optical, electrical and mechanical problem solving.
The ideal candidate will have laser experience and a technical degree in optics, photonics or similar sensor technologies.
You can work from home and ideally live in the London area.
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Type: Permanent Location: Feld, Scotland
Start: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Salary / Rate: £33000 - £48000 Per Annum None
Posted: 2025-12-11 10:35:29
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Research, Design and Development of new optical sensing systems to measure temperature and pressure in harsh environments for aerospace, energy, oil & gas, scientific and other domains
Key skills
Optical sensing system research simulation, modelling and data analysis.
Fibre optical sensing, optical sensors or optoelectronics.
Full product design lifecycle (design stage, proof-of-concept, prototyping, production).
Relevant PhD
What you will be doing
Optical system design.
Prototyping
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Type: Permanent Location: Abbingdon, England
Start: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Salary / Rate: £43000 - £65000 Per Annum None
Posted: 2025-12-11 10:10:15
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Electronic and Mechanical Senior or Principal Test Engineer required to design, build and develop a range of automated test processes for optical sensors including their test, calibration and characterisation.
Key Skills
Optical sensing
Optoelectronics or fibre optics
Strong degree or PhD in a relevant field such as Physics, Optics, Engineering etc.
Significant experience in Optical test environment
Data acquisition and processing using National Instruments Labview Product and compliance testing
Project Management or Line Management would also be ideal
Role responsibilities
Product testing from component level to product from prototype through the manufacturing process and final product test.
Data analysis, interpretation and presentation of recommendations.
Design and development of pressure, temperature and acoustic test processes for optical systems. ....Read more...
Type: Permanent Location: Abingdon, England
Start: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Salary / Rate: £40000 - £65000 Per Annum None
Posted: 2025-12-11 10:05:42
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To develop sensors for use in rugged and harsh environments for optical, acoustic, electromagnetic, thermal and flow measurement.
The idea candidate will have sensor head mechanical design experience in an R&D environment working on optical sensing systems.
Key Skills
Degree or other higher level qualification in Engineering or a related Subject with strong physics and maths
Relevant commercial experience.
FEA stress and thermal analysisSolidWorks and/or COMSOL ideal, although training will be provided.
Role responsibilities
Mechanical Design of sensor element and high temperature packaging including
Analytical and numerical modelling and analysis.
Working with the process engineering team on manufacturing processes.
Simulation, design and build of new test equipment.
Specification of new sensor systems.
Ownership and maintenance of ISO9001 design standards.
Managing suppliers, including the definition of supplier requirements and incoming inspection criteria
Develop of IP for the company
Good communication skills are a must since you will be working with a wide range of team members. ....Read more...
Type: Permanent Location: Abingdon, England
Start: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Salary / Rate: £33000 - £48000 Per Annum None
Posted: 2025-12-11 09:58:38
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Senior Design Engineer required for an leading precision engineering company, serving industries such as Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Food & Beverage and Chemical Processing with critical components from multiple global locations including 4 UK sites.This opportunity is based in Huddersfield, meaning the successful Senior Design Engineer will be able to commute from surrounding areas.Key Responsibilities of the Senior Design Engineer will include;
Interpret technical specifications for designs that meet both contractual obligations and service performance requirements.
Select appropriate materials and perform engineering calculations to accurately size valve components
Review and verify the design work produced by other team members to ensure accuracy and quality
Prepare comprehensive design reports and offer technical input to support sales and tender processes
Contribute to the development of new products and the integration of emerging technologies
For the role of Senior Design Engineer we are keen to receive applications from individuals who have;
Experience as Senior Design Engineer or similar within an Engineering or Manufacturing environment - Ideally 3-5 years' experience
Degree or HND in a relevant engineering discipline (or equivalent experience).
Experience tracking financial elements of a project
knowledge of design standards (API, ASME; ASME III desirable)
Relevant project management related qualifications
Salary & Benefits on offer for the successful Senior Design Engineer;
Competitive salary (depending on experience)
26 Days annual leave + Bank holidays
Up to 8% employer contributions
Mon - Thur 8am - 4.30pm
Fri - 8am - 1pm
Enhanced company sick pay
Optical vouchers, employee assistance, Discounts, cash back and offers
To apply for the Senior Design Engineer position, please click “Apply Now” and attach an updated copy of your CV.
Alternatively, please contact Alex Feather at E3 Recruitment for more information. ....Read more...
Type: Permanent Location: Cleckheaton, England
Start: ASAP
Salary / Rate: £10000 - £100000 per annum
Posted: 2025-12-11 09:16:45
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Practical physicist with optical design, (Zemax or Lighttools) and general engineering skills to design instruments from concept / prototyping to finished product.
Essential requirements
PhD or Degree with exposure to optics, thermal or infrared imaging.
Commercial instrument design and development experience.
Optical design experience, ideally Zemax.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a practical engineering focused physicist who likes to make things work and work well.
Type: Permanent Location: Norton, England
Start: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Salary / Rate: £38000 - £55000 Per Annum None
Posted: 2025-12-10 10:02:10
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My client is looking for a Physicist with Engineering experience to provide practical application of scientific principles to optical design, non-destructive testing, radiometry and other instrumentation products.
You will also evaluate new scientific principals and technologies, folding them into electronic prototype designs and builds to evaluate potentially using lab experiments.
Key requirements
Instrument Design ??? the more complex the better.
Strong relevant degree or PhD with an interest or exposure to precision instruments, electronic product design, lasers, optics, firmware, PCB???s, sensors, thermal imaging and/or radiometry.
Responsibilities
Device design, development, test, calibration, build and commission work as appropriate.
Research, development and maintenance of relevant physics and technology knowledge.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a well-qualified scientist who wants to apply their theoretical knowledge and interest in scientific discovery and emerging technologies to novel instrument design. ....Read more...
Type: Permanent Location: Sheffield, England
Start: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Salary / Rate: £38000 - £50000 Per Annum None
Posted: 2025-12-10 09:58:01
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My client is looking for a Physicist with Engineering experience to provide practical application of scientific principles to optical design, non-destructive testing, radiometry and other instrumentation products.
You will also evaluate new scientific principals and technologies, folding them into electronic prototype designs and builds to evaluate potentially using lab experiments.
Key requirements:
Experience of engineering / electronics development and project management.
Strong relevant degree or PhD with an interest or exposure to precision instruments, electronic product design, lasers, optics, firmware, PCB???s, sensors, thermal imaging and/or radiometry.
Previous success applying physics and engineering skills to real world projects.
Able to communicate effectively with the development engineers, manufacturing, internals sales teams, customers and partners.
What you might be doing:
Device design, development, test, calibration, build and commission work as appropriate.
Research, development and maintenance of relevant physics and technology knowledge.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a well-qualified scientist who wants to apply their theoretical knowledge and interest in scientific discovery and emerging technologies to novel instrument design. ....Read more...
Type: Permanent Location: Sheffield, England
Start: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Salary / Rate: £23000 - £42000 Per Annum None
Posted: 2025-12-10 09:51:34
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Optics specialist required to work on the optical design, development and manufacture of new product lines.
Luminaire manufacturing experience would be ideal as you will be driving new lighting solutions that exploit emerging technologies that will be used by Lighting Designers as illumination solutions for large multi-nationals.
You will drive a team who design, prototype and test optics.
You will have
Optical design experience using photonics design tools and lighting market understanding.
Excellent communication skills.
A commitment to producing quality designs and parts.
LED appreciation
Degree, HND level or equivalent qualification in Physics or a related Engineering course with optical content.
The role will involve
Understanding customer technical requirements translating them into specifications and detailed designs then into production.
Drive new design concepts.
Use CAD to design and simulate optics.
Lead and coordinate across departments and project requires: finance, marketing, sales etc.
Lead cross-functional teams to resolve issues.
Investigate new design methods and techniques
Present to engineering teams / customers as needed.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a luminaire optical design expert to enjoy the trust and freedom to exploit technology to bring new products to market.
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Type: Permanent Location: Milton Keynes, England
Start: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Salary / Rate: £43000 - £58000 Per Annum None
Posted: 2025-12-10 09:45:06
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We are seeking an exceptional Principal Systems Engineer to join a pioneering team developing next-generation in-space systems.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to complex space missions, including full spacecraft lifecycle development from concept through prototyping, detailed design, integration, testing, launch, and operations.
About the Role
As Principal Systems Engineer, you will provide expert insight, practical problem-solving, and technical leadership across multiple flight development programmes.
You will work closely with colleagues and partners across Europe to establish robust system architectures, define clear requirements, and enable innovative satellite servicing missions.
You will draw on your breadth of experience developing complex systems within budget and on schedule, bringing passion for space systems engineering, whether across large or small space missions, or other technically challenging projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Define system architecture for spacecraft, interfacing with all subsystem leads, external partners, and key suppliers
- Perform analysis and modelling of spacecraft systems
- Manage development schedules, system requirements, and design budgets
- Guide systems engineering processes and facilitate technical trades across disciplines
- Control and trade-off platform systems budgets (mass, power, data, fuel)
- Perform top-level mission analysis and support the development of internal tools
- Produce mission-level test and verification plans, FMECA, and FDIR
- Coordinate rapid feasibility studies into different scenarios and architectures
- Maintain configuration control of systems work and documentation
- Support proposal writing from a systems engineering perspective
Qualifications & Experience
- 9+ years of systems engineering experience across the full spacecraft lifecycle
- Proven leadership and collaboration with space systems engineering teams
- Experience generating verification and validation plans and executing qualification campaigns
- Deep knowledge in one or more of the following:
- Spacecraft systems & avionics
- Sensors and optical systems
- Flight software development
- Orbital mechanics
- Structures and mechanisms
- Propulsion systems and fluid components
- Spacecraft operations
Desirable Skills
- Experience in startup or high-growth environments
- Experience on European-wide missions with multinational consortiums
- Understanding of the spacecraft supply chain
- Experience with both low and high budget space system development
Benefits
- Stock options
- Private healthcare (for you and your family)
- Bespoke learning & development fund
- Hybrid & flexible working
- & much more!
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Type: Permanent Location: Oxfordshire,England
Start: 24/11/2025
Salary / Rate: Competitive
Posted: 2025-11-24 14:36:09
