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  •  ...At Zero Point Motion, we build photonic integrated circuits that are not just impressive - but production-ready at scale. This role exists to design, simulate, tape-out, and mature PICs (and associated lasers and photodetectors), closing the loop between theory, simulation... 
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    Zero Point Motion

    Bristol
    more than 2 months ago
  • £34k - £44k per annumEstimated
     ...aspiration and vision into engineered reality.   We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and professional Engineer/Scientist into the Photonics and Acoustics Group based in Great Baddow, near Chelmsford, Essex.   The Photonics and Acoustics Group undertakes research and... 
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    Hybrid working
    On-site
    Remote

    BAE

    Great Baddow, Essex
    more than 2 months ago
  •  ...The Head of Engineering owns taking technology from one to scale, with primary ownership of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and associated light sources and detectors. This role exists to turn proven concepts into a product that ships reliably, repeatedly, and at high... 
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    Zero Point Motion

    Bristol
    more than 2 months ago
  •  ...This role exists to extract truth from real active photonic systems. As a Photonics Experimental & Fabrication Engineer, you will build experiments, run automated tests, and analyse large datasets to understand how PICs, lasers, detectors, and nonlinear optical effects actually... 
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    Zero Point Motion

    Bristol
    more than 2 months ago
  • £38.78k per annum

     ...our team and work with Dr Yoshishige Tsuchiya and Dr Jun-Yu(Bruce) Ou on an EPSRC Project Heterogeneous Material Integrated MEMS/NEMS-Photonics Platform for Secure Communication (HetMEPS). Your primary role will be to work on the fabrication, design, and characterisation of... 
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    Full-time
    Fixed-term contract
    Flexible hours

    University of Southampton

    Southampton
    16 days ago
  •  ...and simulation activity of passive and active components within the Oriole PDK. Lead the design customisation of high performance photonic building blocks within a commercial foundry PDK. Work collaboratively within the Oriole PIC team on mask layout and support tape-out... 
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    Oriole Networks

    London
    more than 2 months ago
  • £58.23k per annum

     ...the department in this research area and be a full member of the Department and of the Optical Fibres Group as well as the Centre for Photonics. We are looking to strengthen research into the design and fabrication of new kinds of hollow-core fibres, nonlinear properties of... 
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    Full-time
    Relocation package

    University of Bath

    South West England
    a month ago
  •  ...The Company: Phlux is an award-winning tech start-up based in Sheffield, UK. The company is a “Fabless Photonics Chip Company” founded in 2020 as a spin-out from the University of Sheffield. Phlux designs and supplies the world’s highest performing SWIR detectors and receivers... 
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    Part-time
    Relocation package
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    Monday to Friday
    3 days/week

    Phlux Technology

    Sheffield
    11 days ago
  • £67.28k - £104.71k per annum

     ...Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies Location: Aston University Main Campus Salary: £67,280 to £104,712 per annum Grade: Band 01 Contract Type: Permanent Basis: Full Time Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Friday 15 May 2026 Interview Date: Monday... 
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    Skilled worker visa
    Flexible hours

    Aston University

    Co. West Midlands
    a month ago
  • £50k - £60k per annum

     ...About us At Wave Photonics, we are building a platform to enable and accelerate the development, mass production and adoption of integrated photonics technologies. Integrated photonics will be crucial in enabling a host of applications ranging from energy-efficient communications... 
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    No agency
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    Flexible hours

    Wave Photonics

    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
    7 days ago
  • ⌕ Job Overview: Salience Labs is building next-generation photonic technology to transform connectivity for AI, HPC, and data centre systems. With teams across the UK, Germany, and the US, we are now at a stage where operational rigour in our People function is critical to... 
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    Salience Labs

    Abingdon, Oxfordshire
    14 days ago
  • £51k - £69k per annumEstimated
     ...Coherent Corp is the global leader in photonics, designing and manufacturing advanced laser, optical, and materials technologies. Our innovations power semiconductor manufacturing, AI infrastructure, advanced communications, and precision industrial systems worldwide. With... 
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    Full-time
    Hybrid working

    Coherent Corp.

    Paignton, Devon
    5 days ago
  • £13.45 per hour

     ...Thorlabs is a global, industry leading optical technologies company. We are experts in the design and manufacture or a range of innovative photonics products. We use these products in manufacturing and research, from fibre optics to piezo motors. We are the gold standard with... 
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    Hourly pay
    Fixed-term contract
    Skilled worker visa
    Monday to Thursday
    Afternoon shift

    Thorlabs

    Ely, Cambridgeshire
    4 days ago
  • £49k - £63k per annumEstimated
     ...understanding of using Microsoft teams is also an essential requirement for this position. The dosimetry team will be expected to produce photon and proton treatment plans for the diverse UCLH case mix, including treatment complex sarcoma, head and neck, neurological and... 
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    Hybrid working
    Remote
    Flexible hours

    University College London Hospital

    Camden, Greater London
    28 days ago
  • £100k - £125k per annum

     ...Birmingham Base Salary: Up to £125,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits Global Photonics Innovator | SC Clearance Required (or Eligibility) We’re recruiting on behalf of a world-leading photonics technology company supplying advanced laser and fibre-based solutions... 
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    Long-term contract
    Full-time

    Mercury Hampton Ltd

    Birmingham
    more than 2 months ago
  • £41k - £54k per annumEstimated
     ...Thorlabs is a global, industry leading optical technologies company. We are experts in the design and manufacture or a range of innovative photonics products. We use these products in manufacturing and research, from fibre optics to piezo motors. We are the gold standard with... 
    Full-time
    Skilled worker visa
    Monday to Thursday

    Thorlabs

    Ely, Cambridgeshire
    a month ago
  •  ...iteration experiments, and turn messy data into physical insight that informs what we build next. You do not need to have majored in photonics, but you must have used lasers and precision measurement in serious work, and you must be excited to transition your domain... 

    Zero Point Motion

    Bristol
    more than 2 months ago
  •  ...The Company: Phlux is an award-winning tech start-up based in Sheffield, UK. The company is a “Fabless Photonics Chip Company” founded in 2020 as a spin-out from the University of Sheffield. Phlux designs and supplies the world’s highest performing SWIR detectors and receivers... 
    Relocation package
    On-site
    Monday to Friday

    Phlux Technology

    Sheffield
    11 days ago
  •  ...such as NVIDIA Jetson, Edge TPU, or neuromorphic hardware. What we offer A world-class interdisciplinary research environment spanning photonics, sensing, AI, nanotechnology, and engineering. A supportive and inclusive research culture, underpinned by the Researcher... 

    University of Nottingham

    Nottingham
    4 days ago
  • £34k - £44k per annumEstimated
     ...technology that will improve the utility and accelerate the time-to-market of quantum computing systems. We integrate novel quantum photonic technology to form an efficient and scalable quantum networking infrastructure in partnership with world-leading companies and academic... 
    Permanent
    Full-time
    On-site
    Flexible hours

    Nu Quantum Ltd

    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
    21 hours ago
  • £34k - £43k per annumEstimated
     ...Square. The Diagnostic Imaging service provides an essential service to the Trust and includes CT (we are currently installing two photon counting scanners at the Chelsea site), MRI (1.5T and 3T), mammography, interventional radiology, ultrasound, general x-ray and fluoroscopy... 
    Full-time
    Monday to Friday
    5 days/week
    Flexible hours

    The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

    Kensington & Chelsea, Greater London
    26 days ago
  •  ...to participate in a variety of treatments including paediatric radiotherapy, image guided IMRT, SABR, SRS and total body electron and photon treatments In order to cover the service needs, the post-holder will need to be able to work flexible shifts over the working week... 
    Part-time
    Flexible hours
    Shift work

    Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

    Nottingham
    13 days ago
  •  ...monitor our high-speed network. These engineers will be part of the team building solutions to connect GPU systems to our innovative photonics. Responsibilities will include software architecture definition, implementation, as well as debugging and benchmarking, of embedded... 

    Oriole Networks

    London
    more than 2 months ago
  • £13.45 per hour

     ...Thorlabs is a global, industry leading optical technologies company. We are experts in the design and manufacture or a range of innovative photonics products. We use these products in manufacturing and research, from fibre optics to piezo motors. We are the gold standard with... 
    Hourly pay
    Skilled worker visa
    Monday to Thursday

    Thorlabs

    Ely, Cambridgeshire
    13 days ago
  • £22k - £27k per annumEstimated
     ...Thorlabs is a global, industry leading optical technologies company. We are experts in the design and manufacture or a range of innovative photonics products. We use these products in manufacturing and research, from fibre optics to piezo motors. We are the gold standard with... 
    Full-time
    Skilled worker visa
    Monday to Thursday
    Shift work

    Thorlabs Ltd

    Ely, Cambridgeshire
    23 days ago
  • £50k - £70k per annum

     ...await, and hardware timing constraints Experience in high-tech machine industries such as semiconductor, robotics, laser systems, or photonics Responsibilities: Lead hands-on C#/WPF desktop software development that interfaces directly with hardware on high-tech... 
    Full-time

    Platform Recruitment

    Oxford, Oxfordshire
    a month ago
  • £48k - £64k per annumEstimated
     ...technology that will improve the utility and accelerate the time-to-market of quantum computing systems. We integrate novel quantum photonic technology to form an efficient and scalable quantum networking infrastructure in partnership with world-leading companies and academic... 
    Permanent
    Full-time
    On-site
    Flexible hours

    Nu Quantum Ltd

    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
    a month ago
  •  ...and workflows used to do that, take increasing ownership of MEMS “ground truth” inside the company. You will work closely with photonics, electronics, FPGA, and experimental teams, as well as the Head of R&D and Head of Foundry. What You’ll Do MEMS design,... 

    Zero Point Motion

    Bristol
    more than 2 months ago
  •  ...Instrument Science/Technology, Automation Instruments and Applications, Medical Electronic Instruments, Optical Instruments Optoelectronics, Photonics, Functional Electronic Materials and Devices, Precision Instruments and Machinery, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things,... 
    Permanent
    Full-time
    Seasonal
    On-site
    Remote
    Probationary period
    Flexible hours

    MDPI UK

    Manchester
    more than 2 months ago
  • £41k - £53k per annumEstimated
     ...technology. The position offers access to state-of-the art ultrafast laser facilities and challenging research project at the interface of photonics and magnetism. You will contribute to solving the existential challenge to the humankind: excessive energy consumption by data-... 
    Immediate start
    Lancaster, Lancashire
    a month ago