Product Engineer - Photonics

Product Engineer – Photonics

Location: Paignton, Devon

Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 DOE

Type: Permanent

Mploy Group is working with an innovative, rapidly growing deep-tech business developing advanced photonics and quantum-enabled sensing technology.

As the business continues to develop its technology and increase production capability, they are looking for an experienced Product Engineer with a strong background in photonics, optoelectronics or laser-based systems.

This is a hands-on engineering position sitting across R&D and manufacturing. Rather than simply taking products through NPI and handing them over to production, the Product Engineer remains closely involved throughout the product lifecycle, becoming a key technical owner for products and processes within manufacturing.

The Role

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Take technical ownership of photonic and optoelectronic products and subassemblies within manufacturing

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Work across both R&D and manufacturing, maintaining technical ownership as products move into and through production

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Develop and improve optical assembly, alignment, bonding and verification processes as part of ongoing R&D activity

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Become a key point of contact for technical issues arising during manufacture, test and production

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Work hands-on with precision optical and electro-optical systems

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Support hands-on manufacturing and assembly when required, particularly during periods of increased production demand

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Evaluate and qualify optical components including detectors, lasers, fibres, filters and passive optics

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Support NPI, pilot builds, design reviews and production readiness while retaining ongoing product responsibility

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Develop scalable component, subassembly and system test methods

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Improve manufacturing yield, cycle time, reliability and process capability

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Investigate optical and electro-optical failures and lead root-cause analysis

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Provide DFM, DFA and reliability input into new product development

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Develop tooling, fixtures and assembly processes to improve repeatability

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Work closely with R&D, mechanical, electronics, quality and manufacturing teams

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Support optical suppliers and manufacturing partners

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Produce build instructions, test specifications and controlled...