Location: Bristol
Salary: Up to £52,000 P/A d.o.e. + Overtime, Bonus & Benefits
Hours: 37 hours per week (Due to classification this is a 3 days on site role)
Do you want to join a business, who value inclusivity, a three-time gold investor in people award winner, an advocate of supporting women in engineering and developing their people to be the best they can be?
We have a position available for a Laser Optics Research Engineer, who will join a team that are leading the multi company / agency work on the UK laser directed energy programme - DragonFire. The Laser Optics Research Engineer role will suit a scientist/engineer, who wishes to work in Bristol on the research and development of high energy lasers.
The role will offer a mixture of design; lab work and field trials and the Laser Optics Research Engineer will work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment delivering technology for the next generation of capability to the UK armed forces.
The Laser Optics Research Engineer will be experienced in the prototype design and laboratory testing of optical assemblies. Speed, creativity and the ability to experiment will be key to the role, and you will conduct research on new techniques for laser pointing and tracking and be at the forefront of laser directed energy research.
Benefits of working here:
* State of the art technology & innovation
* External learning and development encouraged
* Light and airy university type campus
* Friendly environment!
o Restaurant, On site Medical Centre, Parking / Easy Access to train station, Coffee Shops & Onsite Shop, Sports & Social Club and More
Skills Required:
* Industry experience and knowledge / laboratory skills using lasers, optics and imaging.
* Ideally holding a higher degree (e.g. Masters or PhD) in physics, however practical experience is as important as qualifications.
* Creativity, imagination and the ability to innovate
* Ability to design, build, simulate and test new solutions to complex engineering problems
* Ability to write physics/engineering simulations as part of the design process (such as MATLAB, Zemax)
* Ability to automate and control test & measurement equipment for data capture (such as LabView)
* Record of successful technical work delivered individually and/or as part of a team
* Ability to work with minimal supervision and often from a blank sheet of paper
You will need to obtain UK Security Clearance for this role. This will require you to be a UK Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship.
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