Senior Photonics Engineer
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Senior Photonics Engineer
Onsite Stirling UK
iGii is looking for Senior Photonics Engineer to join our Advanced Engineering group as we begin to grow the team over 2025.
This is a critical role within the wider Engineering and Manufacturing team at iGii. The team works alongside R&D taking our novel production process to the next stage of development.
Your purpose in the Role:
You will focus on developing fundamental technologies for Gii manufacture and for evolving existing technologies.
You will work at the interface of photonics and materials science and be involved with research at the forefront of photonics technology.
You will combine your skills with a group of specialist engineers and physicists to deliver advances in our understanding of our production process as well as investigate and develop new solutions.
What you will do:
The production process technology used for Gii is truly novel. As we scale up we are building a multidisciplinary engineering team that can help drive our growth. Our goal is to manufacture Gii at speed on an everexpanding range of substrates which means variety and challenge at every step of the way.
To achieve this goal you will lead or contribute to the development of future production process technologies; this will include the following responsibilities:
- Continuous improvement continue to improve our bespoke existing equipment ensuring lessons learned are transferred into future solutions
- Troubleshooting and problemsolving with an appreciated of how maintenance and adjustment impacts the operation of production lines
- in future train service engineers to fulfil remedial or preventative maintenance tasks
- There will be an opportunity for you to take technical ownership of projects or technology development tasks in addition to sourcing and managing suppliers and contributing to Capex planning
To succeed in the role you will be able to demonstrate the following skills:
- Autonomous adaptable and communicative
- A contributor and initiator of actions
- Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams to achieve project goals
- You develop and invest in working relationships across multiple disciplines and show interest in how you can impact others to achieve shared goals
- You welcome feedback and ideas from others
- Commitment to personal and professional growth you have a growth mindset:
- You will be familiar with the latest relevant photonics technologies; eager to develop and innovate.
- You are pursuing accreditation or chartership
Education and Experience:
- Masters or Ph.D. in Physics Photonics Optical Engineering
- Experience with Gas and Fiber based laser
- Experience in building and designing laserbased systems is highly advantageous
- A good understanding of laser material processing demonstrating that you have understand and improved the process
- Your background is in or related to highspeed laser marking applications developing new solutions or working in a similar field within industry
- You have worked in industry typically around 5 years during which time you have
- Worked without a playbook (you likely contributed to the playbook! and can demonstrate experience in an industry setting using knowledge for fundamental research
- worked under the hood of photonics systems giving you a solid understanding the various components within a photonic system
- Experience in scaling up processes from lab to commercial operations and troubleshooting technical challenges
- Become proficient in selecting and using optical engineering tools and measurement equipment for example power meters beam profilers polarimeters
- You have worked with beam propagation software e.g. Ansys Zemax OpticStudio
- Worked with CAD software e.g OnShape AutoDesk Solidworks
- Experience with experimental design (e.g. DoEs) and developing analytical methods and procedures
- Worked without a playbook (you likely contributed to the playbook! and can demonstrate experience in an industry setting using knowledge for fundamental research
The following experience and skills are desirable
- Have a basic electrical engineering background and has experience with control panels.
- Experience with PLCs and programming
What we offer
This role is offered as a fulltime position working hours are 37.5 hours per week. Please talk to us about alternative working arrangements.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities; sponsorship visa is available and relocation package.
In addition to a competitive salary 33 days annual leave (statutory days included) we offer group life insurance income protection access to mental wellbeing resources training and development opportunities and flexible working hours. We take great pride in being social: we meet regularly as a Company and with our teams sharing ideas over breakfast or lunch and recognise milestones at a team and individual level.
We are scaling up rapidly and value our culture you will shape the companys future innovation capabilities through your ideas and skillset.
What happens next
If this sounds like the role and company for you apply by following the link.
The team is expanding over the coming months and as such we welcome applications if you are interested in the role but find yourself at a different stage of your career than what is listed above.
Positive Action: We have a range of customers from a variety of backgrounds industries and locations. Therefore we are searching for a diverse group of talented individuals who are passionate about what they do to collaborate and produce the best possible work for our consumers.
If you are successfully selected for interview this is broken down into two stages:
Stage 1: An introductory remote discussion with the hiring managers typically lasting fortyfive minutes. An opportunity to find out more about the role and tell the team a bit about your background and experience.
Stage 2: If successful in the first stage interview we will invite you to attend a stage two interview within our office space in Stirling. This will Include problemsolving and critical thinking alongside competencybased and valuesbased Interview questions
We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments required to the interview process please let us know upon application any requirements.
We will close the application link to the role once we have received an ample talent pool full of superstar applicants. Dont worry though if you like the look of the role but need a little longer to perfect your application just get in touch at; and we will do our best to accommodate your requirements.
The Company
iGii are a worldclass team of technologists scientists engineers product developers. We produce Gii our pure porous 3D carbon nanostructure with extraordinary properties.
Gii offers a highly sensitive sustainable material for sensors and is being used in pointofcare diagnostics. The novel properties of Gii allow it to be incorporated into devices across a range of sectors from automotive to electronics. Weve previously used Gii as a component in heating elements thermocouple electrodes and EMI shields.
Where we are
We are based in Stirling in central Scotland a city with rich historical significance. As well as being historic Stirling is in a great position for quick access to Edinburgh and Glasgow by public transport. It also has easy to access to the Highlands and rural Scotland.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
