Principal Optical Engineer
Posted on Jul 21, 2026 by CV-Library
Chiswick, Greater London, United Kingdom
Engineering
Immediate Start
£85k - £110k Annual
Full-Time
Principal Optical Engineer | Next Gen Optics | London - Onsite | £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.
Skills:
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.
Ideally experience with systems involving imaging systems, microscopes, precision instrumentation, holography and laser systems.
Benefits:
Salary £85,000 - £110,000 DoE
Holiday allowance
Pension scheme
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.
Skills:
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.
Ideally experience with systems involving imaging systems, microscopes, precision instrumentation, holography and laser systems.
Benefits:
Salary £85,000 - £110,000 DoE
Holiday allowance
Pension scheme
Reference: 225398120
https://jobs.careeraddict.com/post/113589368
Principal Optical Engineer
Posted on Jul 21, 2026 by CV-Library
Chiswick, Greater London, United Kingdom
Engineering
Immediate Start
£85k - £110k Annual
Full-Time
Principal Optical Engineer | Next Gen Optics | London - Onsite | £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.
Skills:
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.
Ideally experience with systems involving imaging systems, microscopes, precision instrumentation, holography and laser systems.
Benefits:
Salary £85,000 - £110,000 DoE
Holiday allowance
Pension scheme
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.
Skills:
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.
Ideally experience with systems involving imaging systems, microscopes, precision instrumentation, holography and laser systems.
Benefits:
Salary £85,000 - £110,000 DoE
Holiday allowance
Pension scheme
Reference: 225398120
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