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Principal Optical Engineer
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Greater London, London, Greater London, W1B, England, UK
Listed on 2026-09-28
Listing for:
Langham Recruitment
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-28
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electronics Engineer, Hardware Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Principal Optical Engineer | Next Gen Optics | London | £85k - £110K
We're looking for an experienced Principal Optical Engineer to lead the development of advanced optical systems for an innovative next-generation hardware platform. This is a highly technical, hands-on role where you'll own the optical architecture, design, and development from prototyping, design, development and integration to manufacturing.
If you enjoy solving complex optical engineering problems and want to lead the development of a next-generation product. This is the role for you.
Responsibilities:- Own the optical architecture and technical direction of a next-generation product and future technology roadmap.
- Design, model, simulate and optimise optical systems using Zemax.
- Lead optical system development from early prototypes through design verification & validation and production.
- Develop optical performance budgets, tolerance analyses, error budgets and calibration strategies.
- Balance performance and engineering capabilities with manufacturability, cost, reliability, packaging, thermal behaviour and scalability.
- Work hands-on in the laboratory to validate designs and correlate simulation with measured performance.
- Master's or PhD background in a related subject, etc Electronics, Optics, Photonics, Physics.
- 7+ years' experience in optical design or optical engineering within complex hardware products.
- Expertise using Zemax for optical design, simulation, optimisation and tolerancing.
- Experience taking optical designs from prototype through verification, validation and towards production.
- Experience with systems involving holography, microscopes, precision instrumentation, and laser systems.
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