Fibre Optical Systems Engineer

Job Title:          Fibre Optical Systems Engineer

Location:          Farnborough, Hampshire

Package:          Highly Competitive Salary + Benefits Package

Role Type:        Permanent

Role ID:            SF17310

Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Fibre Optical Systems Engineer at our Farnborough, Hampshire site where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry’s most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Fibre Optical Systems Engineer you’ll have a role that is out of the ordinary, through your experience of fibre optical systems you will be actively involved in delivering work packages relating to novel laser and optical systems. Training in the exciting and growing technology of High energy Laser systems will be provided.

Day-to-day you'll be:

• Planning, developing and deploying optical systems
• Undertaking technical tasks relating to High Energy Laser development, test and evaluation
• Engaging with stakeholders
• Travelling to trial sites across the UK
• Providing input into large projects as part of a team of subject matter experts
• Leading technical projects

This role is full time, 37 hours per week, and based at our Farnborough, Hampshire site. Flexible, adaptive working arrangements available.

Essential experience of the Fibre Optical Systems Engineer:

• In depth knowledge of optical fibres and fibre components
• Practical experience designing, developing and assembling optical fibre systems
• Robust understanding of laser and optical physics
• Experience of working with laboratory test and measurement equipment/instrumentation
• Awareness of laser safety practices

Qualifications for the Fibre Optical Systems Engineer:

• PhD or equivalent experience in industry in a relevant field

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Our Benefits

• Adaptive and flexible working
• Generous holiday allowance
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Matched contribution Pension Scheme, with Life Assurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant
• Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local communities
   

Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those which help the defence community.

Why join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture here.  

Joining QinetiQ offers you an opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting defence-based projects with vast career progression across a global organisation in addition to competitive personal and professional benefits.  You’ll receive a highly competitive salary and benefits package: our basic salaries are very attractive as we constantly review what’s happening in the market. The range of benefits that we offer include, adaptive and flexible working, generous holiday entitlements, Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance and much more. 

About QinetiQ

As a company of over 6,000 dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.

Please note that many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants that already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information that mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may have an effect on the roles that you can be employed in.

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