We have an immediate opening for a detail-oriented Senior Lead Development Engineer to become part of the R&D team responsible for the design of our cutting-edge laser systems. We are looking for a well-motivated self-starter who can make immediate impact as a key contributor to active laser development programs. In this senior technical position, you will lead investigations of complex scope, providing novel solutions to development challenges and driving for root cause of problems. You will act as mentor for others and demonstrate best practice in problem solving and analysis. You will have responsibility for achievement of both personal and team-based goals delivering project focused outputs. You will be able to adapt quickly to changing requirements, understand critical needs and prioritise tasks and workload. You will have access to a local and worldwide talent pool with expertise in fundamentals like optical fibre design or laser crystal growth and to world class manufacturing expertise where cross site collaborations are encouraged. You will work within a team where guidance and training will be provided. You will typically work through a product development and get exposed to the entire product lifecycle from feasibility experiments through to production transfer and in this journey, you will interact with colleagues across the full business. Responsibilities will include: Conducting complex technical feasibility studies in the design ultrashort pulse fibre lasers and their use in laser systems. Building, assessing, and qualifying prototypes based on these feasibility studies. Troubleshooting laser performance issues of complex scope, leading investigations, and delivery root cause analysis. Providing detailed and technically thorough reports / presentations to the engineering team. Providing technical support to the laser manufacturing teams. Working within a multi-disciplined engineering team to design laser systems. Collaborating with local and international experts. Defining specifications and sourcing of laser parts and components. Essential Skills PhD or equivalent in a solid state or fibre laser based area and demonstrable experience of working at a senior engineering level in a commercial laser development environment. Willingness to take responsibility for improvement actions. Initiative to seek innovative solutions to problems. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to work closely and collaboratively with colleagues. Detailed understanding of the principles of optics and lasers. Demonstrable practical ability in the creation of breadboard laser systems or of assembling and optimising laser systems in a manufacturing environment. Experienced in the use of test equipment, both optical (power meters, spectrometers, auto-correlators, etc.) and electrical (oscilloscopes, signal generators, spectrum analysers, etc.). Experienced in the use of optical modelling software packages (e.g., Zemax) and / or the development of optical models via custom code. General understanding of electronics and control systems. Ability to work on multiple tasks and to manage priorities. Ability to work from general instructions for new assignments either ion your own or as part of a wider team. Occasional travel will be required. Preferred Additional Skills Knowledge of ultrashort laser pulses, mode-locking techniques, optical nonlinearities and dispersion is desirable. Ability to program in Python for data analysis and for modelling systems. Knowledge of control systems and familiarity with circuit diagrams to debug complex system issues. Experience of leadership through an RD project.