Based in a fantastic modern facility in Torbay, a developer of optical networking technologies is now looking for an experienced Technical Lead to oversee outsourced hardware design and integration activities, including the development of custom ASICs and high-performance network interface cards. You will be responsible for leading the definition, specification closure, design reviews, and verification of complex hardware systems, ensuring seamless integration into advanced photonics-based equipment platforms. This role demands strong technical direction, supplier management, and program/risk oversight in a dynamic, collaborative environment. Now is an exciting time to join this rapidly growing technology company, at the forefront of networking technologies, who provides the opportunity to work in a state of the art facility near the South Devon coast. Experience: As the successful Technical Lead, you should have 10+ years of experience in hardware integration, preferably within RF, photonics, or optical systems. You should have a strong understanding of RF fundamentals, signal processing, and control loop design, coupled with a deep knowledge of high-speed ADC and DAC specifications for hardware control. Through previous projects you should have proven ability to produce high-quality technical documentation. Qualifications: A Bachelors or Masters Degree in Electronics Engineering, Physics, or other relevant fields or experience within the industry. Additional Information: Candidates MUST be eligible to work and live in the UK. Copies of Visa and Passport will be requested. Salary / Benefits: In addition to a Competitive Salary, my client offers a range of Benefits including Flexible Working, Stock Options, 25 days holiday, and relocation assistance. Skills: Technical Lead, Hardware, ASIC, Network Interface, Networking Cards, IC, Integrated Circuits, Photonics. To Apply Direct: Please send CV to Iona Mulligan
08/09/2025
Full time
Based in a fantastic modern facility in Torbay, a developer of optical networking technologies is now looking for an experienced Technical Lead to oversee outsourced hardware design and integration activities, including the development of custom ASICs and high-performance network interface cards. You will be responsible for leading the definition, specification closure, design reviews, and verification of complex hardware systems, ensuring seamless integration into advanced photonics-based equipment platforms. This role demands strong technical direction, supplier management, and program/risk oversight in a dynamic, collaborative environment. Now is an exciting time to join this rapidly growing technology company, at the forefront of networking technologies, who provides the opportunity to work in a state of the art facility near the South Devon coast. Experience: As the successful Technical Lead, you should have 10+ years of experience in hardware integration, preferably within RF, photonics, or optical systems. You should have a strong understanding of RF fundamentals, signal processing, and control loop design, coupled with a deep knowledge of high-speed ADC and DAC specifications for hardware control. Through previous projects you should have proven ability to produce high-quality technical documentation. Qualifications: A Bachelors or Masters Degree in Electronics Engineering, Physics, or other relevant fields or experience within the industry. Additional Information: Candidates MUST be eligible to work and live in the UK. Copies of Visa and Passport will be requested. Salary / Benefits: In addition to a Competitive Salary, my client offers a range of Benefits including Flexible Working, Stock Options, 25 days holiday, and relocation assistance. Skills: Technical Lead, Hardware, ASIC, Network Interface, Networking Cards, IC, Integrated Circuits, Photonics. To Apply Direct: Please send CV to Iona Mulligan
A London based Optical Network Integration Team is now looking for a Senior Optical System Engineer with passion and experience in experiments, prototyping and testing. Offered on a Hybrid working basis, you will collaborate closely with a range of Engineers, working on optical system and network systems using automated measurements, as well as modelling while interfacing with other teams towards product development. You will work iteratively through a series of prototypes to deliver a production-grade solution. Develop and execute test plans for high-speed optical transceivers across the full product lifecycle (prototype, validation, production). Now is an exciting time to join a developer of new technologies Experience: In this Senior role, you should have experience with the following: Strong hands-on experience in optical communication systems development and testing, ideally at 100Gbps and above. In addition you will have experience with OLT/ONT PON system testing and integration. Expertise in burst-mode transceiver characterisation. A solid understanding of equalisation techniques (CTLE, FFE, DFE) for improving high-speed link performance is required. Proficiency in using high-speed measurement instruments (e.g., sampling oscilloscopes, BERTs, burst-mode analysers). Familiarity with optical components (lasers, photodiodes, burst-mode APDs/TIAs, modulators) and transceiver architectures. Experience with automated test systems and scripting (e.g., Python, C++, C#). Understanding of signal integrity, high-speed PCB design considerations, and packaging impacts on performance. Qualifications: You should have achieved an MSc or PhD Degree in Optical Communications, Physics, or other relevant fields or experience within the industry. Additional Information: Candidates MUST be eligible to work and live in the UK. Copies of Visa and Passport will be requested. Salary / Benefits: In addition to a Competitive Salary, my client offers a range of Benefits including Hybrid and Flexible Working, Stock Options, 25 days holiday, and relocation assistance. Skills: . Optical Systems, Optical Communication Systems, Development, Test, OLT, ONT, PON, CTLE, FFE, DFE, Python, Signal Integrity, High-Speed PCB Design To Apply Direct: Please send CV to Iona Mulligan
04/09/2025
Full time
A London based Optical Network Integration Team is now looking for a Senior Optical System Engineer with passion and experience in experiments, prototyping and testing. Offered on a Hybrid working basis, you will collaborate closely with a range of Engineers, working on optical system and network systems using automated measurements, as well as modelling while interfacing with other teams towards product development. You will work iteratively through a series of prototypes to deliver a production-grade solution. Develop and execute test plans for high-speed optical transceivers across the full product lifecycle (prototype, validation, production). Now is an exciting time to join a developer of new technologies Experience: In this Senior role, you should have experience with the following: Strong hands-on experience in optical communication systems development and testing, ideally at 100Gbps and above. In addition you will have experience with OLT/ONT PON system testing and integration. Expertise in burst-mode transceiver characterisation. A solid understanding of equalisation techniques (CTLE, FFE, DFE) for improving high-speed link performance is required. Proficiency in using high-speed measurement instruments (e.g., sampling oscilloscopes, BERTs, burst-mode analysers). Familiarity with optical components (lasers, photodiodes, burst-mode APDs/TIAs, modulators) and transceiver architectures. Experience with automated test systems and scripting (e.g., Python, C++, C#). Understanding of signal integrity, high-speed PCB design considerations, and packaging impacts on performance. Qualifications: You should have achieved an MSc or PhD Degree in Optical Communications, Physics, or other relevant fields or experience within the industry. Additional Information: Candidates MUST be eligible to work and live in the UK. Copies of Visa and Passport will be requested. Salary / Benefits: In addition to a Competitive Salary, my client offers a range of Benefits including Hybrid and Flexible Working, Stock Options, 25 days holiday, and relocation assistance. Skills: . Optical Systems, Optical Communication Systems, Development, Test, OLT, ONT, PON, CTLE, FFE, DFE, Python, Signal Integrity, High-Speed PCB Design To Apply Direct: Please send CV to Iona Mulligan
A developer of optical network systems is now looking for a Systems Optimisation Engineer to develop intelligent test frameworks and optimisation algorithms for optical network system. This cross-disciplinary role blends software engineering, algorithm development, and hardware test integration to reduce test time, improve throughput, and enhance performance analysis. Joining the Optical Network Integration Team, you will collaborate closely with hardware test engineers to refine burst-mode test strategies, optimise equalisation parameters, and accelerate product evaluation from R&D through production. Experience and Qualifications: We are looking for a strong proficiency in software development for test automation (Python, C++, or C#). Experience with metaheuristic optimisation (e.g., GA, simulated annealing, particle swarm). Experience with AI/ML techniques (e.g., reinforcement learning, predictive modelling) for test optimisation. You should have a collaborative mindset to work closely with hardware engineers and manufacturing teams. A familiarity with production test time optimisation in semiconductor or optical device environments, is also required to succeed in this role. Exposure to cloud-based data pipelines for large-scale test data processing. As the successful Systems Optimisation Engineer, you should have achieved a Degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or related field. Additional Information: Candidates MUST be eligible to work and live in the UK. Copies of Visa and Passport will be requested. Salary / Benefits: In addition to a Competitive Salary, my client offers a range of Benefits including Hybrid and Flexible Working, Stock Options, 25 days holiday, and relocation assistance. Skills: . Optimisation, Algorithm, Optical Networks, Software, Hardware, Test, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Applied Mathematics. To Apply Direct: Please send CV to Iona Mulligan
04/09/2025
Full time
A developer of optical network systems is now looking for a Systems Optimisation Engineer to develop intelligent test frameworks and optimisation algorithms for optical network system. This cross-disciplinary role blends software engineering, algorithm development, and hardware test integration to reduce test time, improve throughput, and enhance performance analysis. Joining the Optical Network Integration Team, you will collaborate closely with hardware test engineers to refine burst-mode test strategies, optimise equalisation parameters, and accelerate product evaluation from R&D through production. Experience and Qualifications: We are looking for a strong proficiency in software development for test automation (Python, C++, or C#). Experience with metaheuristic optimisation (e.g., GA, simulated annealing, particle swarm). Experience with AI/ML techniques (e.g., reinforcement learning, predictive modelling) for test optimisation. You should have a collaborative mindset to work closely with hardware engineers and manufacturing teams. A familiarity with production test time optimisation in semiconductor or optical device environments, is also required to succeed in this role. Exposure to cloud-based data pipelines for large-scale test data processing. As the successful Systems Optimisation Engineer, you should have achieved a Degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or related field. Additional Information: Candidates MUST be eligible to work and live in the UK. Copies of Visa and Passport will be requested. Salary / Benefits: In addition to a Competitive Salary, my client offers a range of Benefits including Hybrid and Flexible Working, Stock Options, 25 days holiday, and relocation assistance. Skills: . Optimisation, Algorithm, Optical Networks, Software, Hardware, Test, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Applied Mathematics. To Apply Direct: Please send CV to Iona Mulligan
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