Principal Integration and Test Engineer

Principal Integration and Test Engineer

Permanent

About us

When a five-year-old boy was blinded after a regular eye exam failed to spot a retinal detachment, his father made it his life’s work to help eye care professionals by revolutionising retinal imaging. Optos was founded by Douglas Anderson in 1992 with the goal to make a patient-friendly device to quickly capture the entire retina.

The experience of Douglas Anderson is a thread that runs through the company to this day and has resulted in our products being used in nearly 20,000 locations globally. optomap® shows up to 82% (200°) of the retina in a single-capture, offering unrivalled clarity and Optos is proud to be recognised as the leader in this field.

To stay at the forefront of technology and offer the very best solutions to our customers, we are at the beginning of an exciting journey that will expand our product offering, cement our position as the leaders in this field and see us expand our already fantastic team.

Over the last 12 months we have made great progress in developing a new generation of products that will use cutting-edge technologies to drive our mission to transform eye care and are now looking for an Principal Integration and Test Engineer to continue the momentum, bringing your experience and ideas with you.

You and the role

We would love it if you came from a medical devices, automotive or defence/aerospace background as these industries translate well to what we do and how we work.

You will be no stranger to working cross-functionally and be able to adapt your style depending on who you’re dealing with in the business. We are lucky enough to have the support of our parent company, Nikon, and several stakeholders from Japan are committed to this project so you will have ample opportunity to make connections with the wider global team.

As this role is focussing on our new product range, we need someone who can confidently take on a range of tasks such as planning, coordination, performance evaluation, bench marking, and documentation activities related to the systems and module level integration of complex ophthalmic imaging systems. Crucially, you will be detail-oriented but also able to take a bird’s eye of the project and its progress overall.

In this role you will be leading a small team of 4 x Integration and Test Engineers and will be confident in organising and directing their work while also leading by example.

Life at Optos is fast-paced and everyone tends to chip in. We have an experienced team who are comfortable working across various disciplines and teams, so you’ll be a good fit for us if you don’t want to ‘stay in your lane’!

From an educational perspective, you will be degree qualified in Engineering Physics or a related scientific/technical discipline. 

Experience of defining and completing integration of one or more of Electronical / Optical / Mechanical Systems / Sub-systems would be ideal along with test experience/ automation of test processes for such systems.

What we offer

Optos offers competitive basic salaries along with bonus and a host of benefits including enhanced holidays, flexible working, hybrid working and contributory pension. We have a range of extras that all go towards making our colleagues feel valued, respected and well looked after.

In summary we are looking for…

• Strong integration and test professional from medical, automotive or defence/aerospace
• Leadership experience or strong potential/ natural next step
• Engineering physics related degree or similar
• Experience with integration of one or more of Electronical / Optical / Mechanical Systems / Sub-systems
• Test experience / automation of test processes

What next?

We believe the key to unlocking our potential is to recruit driven, innovative, and collaborative people. These are people who embrace challenges, diversity and change and who are looking for unlimited opportunities – people who believe that the most exciting thing about Optos is what we are going to do next.

You can apply for this role directly via our website or contact our recruitment partner India Smith (ismith@optos.com) for an informal discussion