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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
  •  ...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
  • £60k per annum

     ...client is a leader in advanced solutions for tomorrows technologies. The companys portfolio spans interconnect, sensors, communications, photonics, imaging, magnetic components, power supplies, and embedded computing. As the Technical Sales Manager (Photonics & Imaging), you... 
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    Remote

    Orion Electrotech Manufacturing

    Wokingham, Berkshire
    3 days 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
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    BAE

    Great Baddow, Essex
    a month 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
  • £12.35 per hour

     ...Who we are? Thorlabs is a global 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 popular with optics... 
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    Relocation package
    Skilled worker visa
    Day shift
    Afternoon shift

    Thorlabs

    Ely, Cambridgeshire
    more than 2 months ago
  • £90k - £110k per annum

     ..., Life Sciences, Aerospace, Defence, Industrial   The Company Step into a global technology powerhouse shaping the future of photonics, lasers, and advanced optical systems. This organisation is renowned for pushing the boundaries of what’s possible — developing ultrafast... 
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    Mercury Hampton Ltd

    London
    more than 2 months ago
  • £100k - £125k per annum

     ...London Base Salary: Up to £125,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits Global Photonics Innovator | SC Clearance Required (or Eligibility) Fluent in English and German (both written and spoken) We’re recruiting on behalf of a world-leading photonics technology company... 
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    Long-term contract
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    Mercury Hampton Ltd

    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... 
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    Full-time
    Skilled worker visa
    Monday to Thursday
    Day shift

    Thorlabs

    Ely, Cambridgeshire
    14 days ago
  • £33k - £44k per annumEstimated
     ...Thorlabs is a global, industry leading optical technologies company. We are experts in the design and manufacture of 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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    Full-time
    Skilled worker visa
    Monday to Friday
    Flexible hours

    Thorlabs

    Ely, Cambridgeshire
    16 days ago
  • £44k - £58k per annumEstimated
     ...while building trust and team alignment. Advantage Industry experience within micro fabrication, semiconductor processing, optics/photonics, or display technologies would be an advantage. Formal training in project management methodologies is desirable but not... 
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    Full-time
    Visa support
    Relocation package

    Plessey Semiconductors

    Plymouth, Devon
    10 days ago
  • £79k - £102k per annumEstimated
     ...engaged role (4–5 shows/year) What we're looking for ~10+ years in technical B2B sales, ideally in defence, aerospace, telecoms, RF, photonics, test & measurement or adjacent high-technology sectors ~ Experience selling complex products to engineering-led customers — you... 
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    Banner Lane

    Swindon
    8 days ago
  • £35k - £48k 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... 
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    Long-term contract
    Permanent
    Full-time
    On-site
    Immediate start
    Flexible hours

    Nu Quantum Ltd

    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
    more than 2 months ago
  •  ...About Oriole Networks: Oriole Networks is building next-generation photonic networking systems to power the future of AI and high-performance computing. By moving data with light instead of electrons, we enable dramatically higher bandwidth, lower latency, and reduced energy... 
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    Oriole Networks

    Paignton, Devon
    22 days ago
  •  ...NPL), designed for a highly motivated and innovative early-career researcher to build strong skills in experimental and theoretical photonics and optics. The goal is to develop extremely low-noise optical sources (microcombs) for precision timing applications. Leveraging... 
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    National Physical Laboratory

    Loughborough, Leicestershire
    8 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... 

    Salience Labs

    Abingdon, Oxfordshire
    6 days ago
  •  ...replace those inside today’s cars and phones and power tomorrow’s autonomous robots, smart glasses, and intelligent homes. By fusing photonics and MEMS on a silicon chip, we’re building a new class of sensor that operates at the speed and accuracy of light. ZPM Launchpad... 
    Permanent
    Full-time
    Relocation package
    On-site

    Zero Point Motion

    Bristol
    more than 2 months ago
  •  ...and software, experiments and data, automation and usability. You will work closely with experimental physicists, MEMS engineers, photonics engineers, electronics engineers, and FPGA developers to make complex physical systems observable, automatable, and scalable through... 

    Zero Point Motion

    Bristol
    more than 2 months ago
  • £45k - £58k per annum

     ...by Battery Ventures, we're driving growth through strategic acquisitions and global expansion. Recent acquisitions include Potomac Photonics (USA), Suisse Technology Partners (Switzerland), and The Bureau of Analysed Samples (UK). At Goodfellow, we're united by technical excellence... 
    Full-time
    On-site

    Ad Warrior Ltd

    Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
    1 day 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... 
    Permanent
    Full-time
    Skilled worker visa
    Flexible hours

    Aston University

    Co. West Midlands
    23 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... 

    Oriole Networks

    London
    a month ago
  • £43.48k per annum

     ...queries please contact ~ Professor Aydin Nassehi, Head of EEME ***email_hidden*** OR Professor Martin Cryan- Joint Head of Photonics and Quantum Research Group ****@*****.*** OR Professor Krishna Coimbatore Balram- Professor of Nanoscale Device... 
    Full-time

    University of Bristol

    Bristol
    24 days ago
  • £59.97k per annum

     ...pioneering developments in cancer immunology, respiratory medicine, next generation diagnostics, clean energy and sustainability, marine, photonics and electronics and computer science. You will: work closely with Innovate UK senior leadership to align planned activity with... 
    Long-term contract
    Full-time
    Fixed-term contract
    Hybrid working
    Work from home
    Flexible hours

    University of Southampton

    Southampton
    16 days 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... 
    Full-time

    University of Bath

    Bath, Somerset
    14 days ago
  • £42.69k per annum

     ...Colleagues With a Strong Expertise In Either Of These 3 Disciplines: ~ brain slice electrophysiology; 2. imaging (super-resolution/2-photon/expansion microscopy); 3. genetic manipulation of circuitries (using CRISPR and viruses). References: Penn et al., Neuron 2012;... 
    Long-term contract
    Full-time
    Part-time
    Fixed-term contract

    CHEManager International

    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
    4 days 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
  • £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
  • £42k - £58k 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... 
    Long-term contract
    Hybrid working
    Skilled worker visa
    Monday to Friday

    Thorlabs

    Ely, Cambridgeshire
    more than 2 months ago
  • £54k - £72k per annumEstimated
     ...Requirements Essential Strong commercial Unity (C#) experience Experience shipping mobile games Experience integrating Photon or similar multiplayer solutions Experience implementing IAP and analytics systems Experience setting up CI/CD and managing release... 
    Full-time
    Summer work
    On-site
    Remote

    Big Potato

    London
    16 days ago
  • £51.04k per annum

     ...passion for pushing the boundaries of quantum science and engineering. Essential • Demonstrated experience and leadership in quantum photonic technologies. • PhD (or equivalent experience) in experimental physics, engineering or hardware development. • Post ‑ doctoral... 
    Long-term contract
    Permanent
    Flexible hours

    National Physical Laboratory

    Teddington, Greater London
    4 days ago