Graduate/Junior Optical Physicist

Enterprise Recruitment Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the engineering sector seeks a Graduate/Junior Optical Physicist to join their R&D team in Cambridge. This role offers hands-on experience in testing and qualification of optical systems under the guidance of an industry expert. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Optical Physics and practical lab skills, with opportunities for career growth in a stable and innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Degree, MSc or PhD focused on Optical Physics required.
• Good lab-based knowledge and hands-on approach essential.
• Experience with data collection methods desirable.

Responsibilities

• Testing and qualification of optical systems.
• Analysis and reporting on opto-mechanical product development.
• Learning from industry-leading physicist.

Skills

Lab-based knowledge

Practical skills

Data collection methods

Education

Degree in Optical Physics

MSc in Optical Physics

PhD in Optical Physics

Tools

MATLAB

Visual Studio

Python

Job description

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Graduate/Junior Optical Physicist

This unique role gives you the chance to work under the guidance of an industry-leading physicist at a company that has been driving innovation in its field for over 100 years.

Working within R&D, you'll be involved in the testing and qualification of optical systems, based at a facility where all design and manufacturing is done on-site. Combining optical physics principles with practical, hands-on skills, this diverse role offers the opportunity to build a long-term career within a stable and innovative organisation.

You will learn directly from a highly knowledgeable physicist and gain first-hand exposure to actual products—rather than just focusing on research.

The main area of work to start with will focus on understanding the product range by testing, analysis and reporting on new opto-mechanical product development.

For this role, we're looking for:

• A degree, MSc or PhD focused on Optical Physics
• Good lab-based knowledge and a practical, hands-on approach to product development
• Experience with computer-based data collection methods would be desirable (e.g. MATLAB, Visual Studio, or Python)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Science

• Industries

  Manufacturing

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