Senior Optical Physicist - Complex R&D in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Energy Jobline CVL; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology innovator in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Optical Physicist to design complex optical devices and contribute to advanced optics projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background, experience in commercial optics, and must hold British security clearance. This position offers a competitive salary and excellent career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Highly competitive package

Excellent career progression

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience developing optics-based technologies in a commercial setting.
• Strong academic background and first-principles knowledge.
• Must have British security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and development of highly complex optical devices.
• Conceptualize new ideas and inventions around advanced optics.
• Work on propagation, imaging systems, and ultrafast lasers.

Skills

Experience developing optics-based technologies

Strong academic background

Excellent pen-and-paper maths skills

Employment in the defence industry

Job description

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Senior Optical Physicist – Complex R&D

A leading technology innovator in the heart of Cambridge's tech hub is looking for an optical physicist to join their up-and-coming team of engineers and scientists.

• Design and development of highly complex optical devices and hardware.
• Conceptualise new ideas and inventions around advanced optics and take concepts from initial design through to manufacturing.
• Work on propagation, imaging systems, fibre optics, high‑power and ultrafast lasers, fluorescence imaging and surface‑interactions.

• Experience developing optics‑based technologies in a commercial setting.
• Strong academic background and first‑principles knowledge.
• Excellent pen‑and‑paper maths skills.
• Employment in the defence industry with British security clearance (must meet criteria).

In exchange for your skills and expertise, the company offers a highly competitive package as well as providing excellent career progression and training.

For more information, please call Matthew Lowdon of Newton Colmore Consulting on (phone number removed) or make an application and one of our team will be in touch.

Newton Colmore Consulting is a highly specialist recruitment consultancy operating within the medical devices, Scientific Engineering, Scientific Software, Robotics, Science, Electronics Design, New Product Design, Human Factors, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance and Field Service Engineering sectors throughout Europe and the US.

Key words: Optics, physics, optical physicist, science, research, engineering, design, Cambridge

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