Optical Development Engineer

Novanta; Stockport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Optical Development Engineer to join their innovative R&D team. This role involves optimizing optical product performance, ensuring designs meet customer specifications, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality optical systems. The company fosters a culture of teamwork and empowerment, making it an ideal environment for professionals looking to make a significant impact in the fields of healthcare and advanced manufacturing. If you have a passion for optical engineering and want to be part of a forward-thinking organization, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Death in service scheme

Enhanced company pension scheme

Friendly working environment

Employee Assistance Programme

Volunteering Days

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Optical Engineering with experience in optical systems design.
• Proficient in optical design software and effective problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Optimize optical product performance and ensure designs meet customer needs.
• Collaborate with teams to achieve project goals on-time and within budget.

Skills

Optical Engineering

Optical Design/Modeling Software

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Technical Documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Optical Engineering

Tools

Optical Fabrication Methods

Job description

Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.

Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta.

Optical Development Engineer

Location: Stockport

We are seeking an Optical Development Engineer to join us within our R&D function, based at our state-of-the-art laser manufacturing facility in Stockport.

Key Responsibilities:

• As an Optical Engineer, you will work to optimize optical product performance.
• Ensure that designs meet customer requirements.
• You will be analyzing technical problems, proposing solutions, and making recommendations.
• Preparing and reviewing technical documentation, specifications, and reports.
• Designing and developing optical systems and components, applying industry regulations and safety standards.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals on-time and within budget.
• Performing research for problem-solving that requires extensive diagnosis.
• Modeling this process to less-experienced personnel.
• Creating and maintaining necessary documentation and reports.

Skills and Experience:

• Education - Bachelor's Degree in Optical Engineering or a related field with experience designing and developing optical systems.
• Knowledge - In-depth knowledge of optical component, coating, and system specifications.
• Experience selecting optical fabrication and assembly methods.
• Ability to develop, test, characterize, and validate optical components and systems.
• Proficient in optical design/modelling software.
• Effective communication, problem-solving and decision-making skills.

What do we offer?

• A competitive base salary reviewed annually.
• Private Medical Insurance Scheme.
• Annual leave - 25 days + bank holidays.
• Death in service scheme.
• Enhanced company pension scheme.
• A friendly and sociable working environment - including regular business unit wide social clubs, activities and events.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Volunteering Days.

As an inclusive employer, Novanta wants to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore encourage you to inform your Talent Acquisition Partner of any reasonable adjustments you might need to enable this to happen.

Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.

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