Optical Systems Engineer — Laser Comm & Subsystem Design

Archangel Lightworks; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Archangel Lightworks in Oxford seeks an Optical Engineer to design and assemble optical subsystems for laser communications in demanding environments. You will move from requirements to field testing, collaborating with the Product Technical Lead and engineering team.

You will model performance, run trade studies, and lead subsystem development, while managing suppliers and performing hands-on lab and breadboard testing to validate designs. Periodic travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience defining requirements on optical systems and performing trades studies.
• Hands-on lab experience designing and carrying out tests for optical systems.
• Experience with photonic components and lasers, detectors, modulators, and fibre/free-space optics.
• Desirable: high power lasers, optical alignment procedures, and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design of laser communication terminal optical/sub-systems for extreme environments
• Requirement definition and trade off analysis for complex optical/photonics systems
• Modelling of optical system performance, optimisation and tolerancing
• Conducting practical breadboard testing to validate modelled data
• Assembling, integrating and testing subsystems
• Supporting system level testing and trials
• Being a subject matter expert for optical and photonic systems
• Managing suppliers of optical and photonic components
• Providing technical leadership of subsystem development projects

Skills

Optical design

Trades studies

Modelling

Lab testing

System integration

Technical leadership

Tools

Zemax

Job description

Archangel Lightworks in Oxford seeks an Optical Engineer to design and assemble optical subsystems for laser communications in demanding environments. You will move from requirements to field testing, collaborating with the Product Technical Lead and engineering team.

You will model performance, run trade studies, and lead subsystem development, while managing suppliers and performing hands-on lab and breadboard testing to validate designs. Periodic travel may be required.