Opto-Mechanical Test Engineer
Location: Fulbourn
Prior Scientific is a world leader in developing, engineering, and manufacturing precision components and complete microscope systems. We are currently looking for an opto-mechanical test engineer to join our R&D department, based at our Cambridgeshire head office.
The successful candidate will be central to enabling continued R&D test and development activities and the transfer of the tested products into a production environment. This role would be well suited to a hands-on individual who has knowledge of the fundamentals of optics as well as data capture and analysis techniques.
Key responsibilities
- Work with the R&D Physicist to assemble, test, analyse, and report on new opto-mechanical product developments.
- Create and establish test setups, prepare test specifications and documentation.
- Leverage understanding of optical systems to make suggestions for the improvement of new optical based products and subsystems.
- Shepherd the same systems and products through to production, offering advice and guidance to production test activities; building working relationships with production staff members.
- Help to design, implement and sustain production testing fixtures and methods.
- Help to carry out production test activities on complex optical systems, in line with requirements and procedures developed with the help of other R&D personnel and applications specialists.
- Work to understand and address production issues related to opto-mechanical assemblies.
- Utilize measurement tools for mechanical assessment of componentry related to the tested assemblies to derive performance deficiency root causes.
- Assist with testing of potential future technologies.
- Perform test and measurement activities on mechanical actuators using laser interferometry.
Core skills and experience:
- A good knowledge of optics is required and a qualification in physics or a related discipline would be beneficial.
- An experimental background is desirable.
- Practical experience in mechanical assembly is required.
- Knowledge of motion control and/or machine vision would be beneficial.
- A base knowledge of computer-based data collection methods and hardware is desirable (e.g. matlab, visual studio, python).
- A basic knowledge of fundamental mechanical design would be beneficial.
What we offer:
As well as a competitive salary, we offer a generous benefits package including:
- 24 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- Flexible working hours and up to two days/week work from home
- Profit-related bonus scheme
- Life assurance and Income Protection Plan
A highly successful company, we’re large enough to offer career development opportunities yet small enough for your contribution to be readily recognized and rewarded.