Optical Test Technician

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Optical Test Technician

  • Location: Cambridge
  • Salary: Negotiable per year
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted 9 months ago

  • Sector: Nanotechnology, High-Tech
  • Contact: Jen Richardson
  • Contact Email: jrichardson@theonegroup.co.uk
  • Expiry Date: 20 April 2024
  • Job Ref: BBBH51376_1711554434

We work closely with a fun and friendly company based in Cambridge. There's a wonderful future for the business as they grow and take their game-changing product to market.


This is a great time to be joining them as they grow. It's a hands-on role for an Optical Test Technician, supporting and working closely with a team of engineers. Handling and testing optoelectronic materials and devices, this is a vital role, which ensures that all products meet high standards before they head out of the door to customers all over the world.


Your role will include....:

  • Handling & testing optoelectronic devices
  • Electrical and optical characterisation
  • Following SOPs, carry out continuous improvement to these processes
  • Contribute to the expansion of the characterisation capability
  • Maintaining records and reporting of experimental results

You must have…:

  • Experience working in a commercial lab/cleanroom or manufacturing environment
  • Basic knowledge of semiconductors, electronics or circuits
  • Superb excellent attention-to-detail, even when carrying out quite repetitive work/tests
  • Competent IT Skills
  • Ability to work independently
  • Good verbal and written English communication skills

What else would give you the edge?....:

  • Experience with electrical and optical analytical methods (optical microscopy, probe stations, source-measurement-units, integrating spheres etc.)
  • Experience measuring electro-optic devices (e.g. LEDs, lasers)
  • Data analysis & programming skills e.g. Python, C, Matlab

The package:
Benefits include health and dental insurance