Optical Engineer, Waveguide Experiments

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related Engineering field.
• 3+ years of hands-on research experience in optical metrology

• PhD in Optical Engineering, Physics or a related field
• Theoretical and experimental research experience in diffractive AR waveguides
• An understanding or background in the manufacture of diffractive or nanophotonics optical devices such as nanophotonics mastering, replication by nanoimprint lithography or photolithography, and optical coatings
• Experience with optical system design tools such as Zemax, CodeV, FRED, ASAP
• Experience of using wave optical modelling tools such as Lumerical, RSoft, COMSOL, MEEP

We offer a competitive salary range £93,000 - £116,000 which is commensurate with your qualifications and experience and the level of this role.

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