Senior Optical Instrumentation Engineer

5 days ago

Rosebery New South Wales, Australia Finisar Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

The Company

Finisar Australia is one of the leaders in high-tech manufacturing. As the world's leading developer and manufacturer of Wavelength Selective Switches (WSS) and Optical Channel Monitors for optical communications networks, we have invented, built and exported over two billion dollars' worth of WSS and related products out of our Sydney facility. We also design and manufacture a broad family of cutting-edge optical instrumentation products, all developed and built in Australia.

The Position

We have the opportunity for a Senior Optical engineer/physicist to join our optical instrumentation product development team. In this role you will be designing and testing fibre optic instrumentation, writing software, and testing and troubleshooting circuits. You will be working with expert electronics, optical and software designers.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, manufacture and engineering of next generation fibre optic instrumentation including transfer to manufacturing
  • Improve the current test systems to better test outgoing product
  • Liaise with production facilities

Essential Education and Experience

  • Experience in design and manufacture of optical products
  • Strong understanding of fibre optical and physical principles and design
  • Graduate degree in science, or optical engineering or equivalent experience
  • Strong programming skills
  • Strong communications skills including writing skills
  • Good mathematical skills (2nd year university mathematics or better)

Desirable

  • Strong electronics background including board layout
  • Knowledge of LabVIEW

With a career at Finisar, you'll enjoy a range of benefits, including:

  • Company and performance bonuses
  • Relocation assistance
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
  • Learning and development opportunities to support your career interests
  • Health and wellbeing support and access to our EAP program
  • Lunch time social/fitness activities
  • Novated Lease

If you are looking to work for a leader in a hi-tech industry with a down-to-earth yet professional environment, then this is the job for you

We offer a competitive salary. Finisar Australia is a fully owned subsidiary of Coherent, a listed US company trading on NYSE under the symbol COHR.

The right to work in Australia is essential

FINISAR IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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