Lead Ultrafast Laser Scientist — Architect & Mentor (Oxford)

IC Resources; Oxford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee share options

Flexible working hours

Onsite role in Oxford

Job summary

IC Resources is seeking a Lead Laser Scientist in Oxford to provide hands-on technical leadership in developing next-generation femtosecond and picosecond laser systems, onsite. You will lead system design from concept through build, testing and productisation, with ownership of architecture and performance.

The role demands a PhD-related field, strong background in ultrafast lasers, broadband amplification and laser diagnostics, plus experience mentoring teams and delivering complex optical

Qualifications

• PhD in Physics, Optical Engineering, Photonics or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Strong background in short pulse lasers, ultrafast and nonlinear optics.
• Hands-on experience with short pulse laser diagnostics and characterisation.
• Expertise in broadband amplification, including CPA and/or OPCPA.
• Strong experimental experience designing, building and testing complex optical systems.
• Proven experience leading technically demanding research or product development projects.
• Good understanding of laser safety and laboratory best practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of advanced short pulse laser systems from concept through to deployment
• Develop and optimise CPA architectures, including mode-locked oscillators, solid-state/OPA amplifiers, pulse shaping, stretchers and compressors
• Model broadband pulse amplification approaches to support system development
• Own technical design decisions and trade-offs across performance, reliability, cost and manufacturability
• Support hands-on build, testing, troubleshooting and validation
• Mentor and provide technical leadership

Job description

IC Resources is seeking a Lead Laser Scientist in Oxford to provide hands-on technical leadership in developing next-generation femtosecond and picosecond laser systems, onsite. You will lead system design from concept through build, testing and productisation, with ownership of architecture and performance.

The role demands a PhD-related field, strong background in ultrafast lasers, broadband amplification and laser diagnostics, plus experience mentoring teams and delivering complex optical