Photonics Summer Placement: Optical Design & Lab

Leonardo S.p.A.; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo in Edinburgh is offering a 13-week Photonics Summer Placement within the Advanced Targeting line of business. You will support the design and development of Laser/Optical systems under the guidance of experienced Optical Engineers, gaining exposure to state-of-the-art methods, tools and the product lifecycle.

You should be pursuing a master’s degree in Physics or a related field, with photonics experience and strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Working towards a master’s degree in Physics or related field.
• Relevant photonics experience, such as laboratory work, previous placements or internships.
• Experience with technical writing and project planning.
• Strong analytical, modelling skills and laboratory skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and delivery of Laser/Optical design, including lens design and optical ray tracing.
• Performance modelling, including tolerancing and finite element modelling across the product lifecycle.
• Hands-on lab and integration work with solid-state lasers or fibre optics.
• Verification testing and problem solving within complex assemblies.

Education

Master's degree in Physics or related field

Penultimate year

Strong analytical, modelling skills

Experience with technical writing and project planning

Tools

Zemax Optics Studio

Matlab

LabVIEW

COMSOL

Job description

Leonardo in Edinburgh is offering a 13-week Photonics Summer Placement within the Advanced Targeting line of business. You will support the design and development of Laser/Optical systems under the guidance of experienced Optical Engineers, gaining exposure to state-of-the-art methods, tools and the product lifecycle.

You should be pursuing a master’s degree in Physics or a related field, with photonics experience and strong analytical skills.