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Optical Design Engineer / Optical Engineer

Salary: £40000 - £50000 ( Depending on Experience )

Location: South Wales

Ref: SR1492

Optical Design Engineer / Optical Engineer

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 Dependant on experience

The Role:

Design of all optical products including verification of performance through managing prototyping and subsequent testing.
Establish and manage all necessary information to move from prototype to volume manufacture based on the company's new product introduction process
Leading existing optical R&D programmes
Developing and managing the proposal of new optical R&D programmes
Selecting appropriate manufacturing processes and suppliers suitable for a given optical product
Generation of new ideas and innovative technology approaches using new materials or processes
Working closely with sub-contractors and optical consultants where necessary
Interpret design concept brief and prepare initial ideas for consideration with sales and engineering teams.
Manage all specification related to optical products within the company's portfolio

The Candidate:

Ideally PhD level education in Physics or Optical Engineering. Bachelor or Masters Degree or equivalent will be considered if relevant industrial experience is also demonstrated
5-10 years experience required in design of optical products, ideally for illumination applications.
Extensive knowledge of optical design utilising reflective and refractive methods particularly for non-imaging illumination applications is key. It would be desirable if the candidate has experience of texturing and manipulating surface profiles to mix wavelengths in multi-wavelength illumination systems.
Ability to develop models and optimisation schemes using both sequential and non-sequential ray tracing analysis in programmes such as Zemax is required
Experience of working with illumination based optical programmes would be advantageous
A knowledge of basic principles of lighting design would be beneficial using lighting design tools such as Dialux, for instance
The candidate should be able to demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of the manufacturing processes for optical reflectors, lenses and diffusers and should be able to demonstrate the real-world limitations to design caused by compatibility with prototyping and volume manufacturing processes such as SLA, injection moulding, spinning, forming, polishing and coating processes
Expertise in design and manufacturing processes should be accompanied by a strong appreciation of the test methods for optical illumination products in terms of luminous intensity, illuminance, luminance, spectral distribution and colour rendering.
Ideally candidates should have experience of working in a high tech environment and must have the ability to work both on their own and effectively within a team
A demonstrable track record of technology innovation achievements, i.e. patents, research papers or product design wins would be an advantage
Demonstrable problem solving, project management, report writing, goal setting and project costing skills
Ability to source components and work with global suppliers to ensure a cost effective and high quality solution

 

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