Senior Optical Engineer - Build Next-Gen Defence Optics

QinetiQ Limited; Malvern; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Health Insurance + Private Medical & D

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant support

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

QinetiQ Limited in Malvern is seeking a Senior Optical Engineer to lead the design and industrialisation of advanced optical systems for defence and security. You will drive optical modelling, tolerance analyses and integration from prototype to production.

You will collaborate with the Laser and Optical Sensors and Communications team, work with suppliers and manufacturing partners, and deliver robust optical solutions across multiple programmes. A SC clearance requirement is noted.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience using Zemax OpticStudio to design and analyse complex free-space optical systems.
• Proven experience taking optical designs from concept and prototype through to manufacture and production.
• Strong understanding of optical tolerancing and design-for-manufacture principles.
• Experience working with optical component suppliers and manufacturing partners.
• Practical experience of optical integration, alignment and test activities.
• Experience with fibre-optic systems and opto-mechanical integration.

Responsibilities

• Leading the optical design and development of advanced optical telescopes and sensor systems.
• Conducting optical modelling, optimisation, tolerance analysis and stray light assessments using Zemax OpticStudio.
• Developing manufacturing, alignment and test strategies for scalable production.
• Working closely with suppliers and manufacturing partners to industrialise optical products.
• Supporting research, development and product delivery programmes across a variety of projects.
• Providing technical leadership, proposal support and guidance to multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Skills

Zemax OpticStudio

Optical design

Tolerance analysis

Optical integration

Fibre-optic systems

Education

Degree in Physics

Degree in Optical Engineering

Degree in Engineering

Job description

QinetiQ Limited in Malvern is seeking a Senior Optical Engineer to lead the design and industrialisation of advanced optical systems for defence and security. You will drive optical modelling, tolerance analyses and integration from prototype to production.

You will collaborate with the Laser and Optical Sensors and Communications team, work with suppliers and manufacturing partners, and deliver robust optical solutions across multiple programmes. A SC clearance requirement is noted.