JOB DESCRIPTION:

Leonardo Edinburgh have a fantastic new opportunity for a Principal Laser Engineer wishing to join our navigation systems integrated product team.
You will become part of a delivery team for a product which has a long and impressive heritage, a proven track record of performance, and which is in current service across the globe with a diverse customer base. This is a rare opportunity to influence the future success of a well-respected and well-established product within a world-class business, offering a wide range of experience and career development opportunities.
Leonardo is a global leader in defence electronics and delivers mission critical systems for situational awareness, electronic warfare and surveillance across land, sea and air. Leonardo UK is pushing the technical boundaries associated with advanced tactical sensing and energy direction. This position has been created during an exciting period of technology development and business growth, with Leonardo at the forefront of designing and manufacturing the next generation of compact and sophisticated lasers for emerging defence applications. To learn more please look at the following:
https://uk.leonardo.com/en/electronics/lasers

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Applicants for the role will be expected to demonstrate that they have experience in the following areas:

• Experience working in a laser product development and/or laser applied research environment. Ideally with experience in gas laser design and construction
• Knowledge of ultra-high vacuum (UHV) systems (preferably to including design/specification experience)
• Previous ownership of a laser design which has been manufactured (in one-off or volume production).
• Experience in the development of optical drawing, with particular focus on modelling, specifying, metrology of high-reflectivity coatings.
• Experience using at least one of the following optical modelling packages: Ansys Optics Studio, MATLAB, Macleod, COMSOL.
• An appreciation of inertial sensing technologies including Ring Laser Gyroscopes
• An appreciation of the mechanical and electrical design aspects of laser systems.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team and engagement within the wider optical supply chain.
• Strong analytical, modelling skills and good laboratory skills are beneficial.

• Experience working in a laser product development and/or laser applied research environment. Ideally with experience in gas laser design and construction
• Knowledge of ultra-high vacuum (UHV) systems (preferably to including design/specification experience)
• Previous ownership of a laser design which has been manufactured (in one-off or volume production).
• Experience in the development of optical drawing, with particular focus on modelling, specifying, metrology of high-reflectivity coatings.
• Experience using at least one of the following optical modelling packages: Ansys Optics Studio, MATLAB, Macleod, COMSOL.
• An appreciation of inertial sensing technologies including Ring Laser Gyroscopes
• An appreciation of the mechanical and electrical design aspects of laser systems.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team and engagement within the wider optical supply chain.
• Strong analytical, modelling skills and good laboratory skills are beneficial