Senior Optical Measurement Systems Engineer

Azure Fiber is looking for a Senior Optical Measurement Systems Engineer to join our Metrology team. You will apply fundamental science to develop advanced measurement capabilities for optical fibre products, with particular relevance to hollow-core fibre and, where applicable, fibre-cable characterisation.

In this role, you will own significant measurement-system challenges from first principles through deployment. You will use fundamental physics and measurement science to explain the underlying optical behaviour, define what must be measured and establish methods that are both scientifically rigorous and practically useful. You will connect theoretical modelling with bench-top characterisation, then translate successful methods into robust, automated and fully productionised test systems. You will create clarity in technically ambiguous areas, make data-driven engineering decisions, and influence partners across research, product engineering, manufacturing and quality.

This is a hands-on laboratory role requiring regular on-site work in our state-of-the-art Romsey facilities. You will build, align, automate, troubleshoot and validate optical systems while helping others adopt rigorous measurement practices.

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Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, development and validation of optical measurement systems for fibre and related products, with emphasis on hollow-core fibre and occasionally cable-level measurements.
• Apply fundamental science—including optics, materials science and measurement physics—to identify observable signatures, derive measurement principles and develop new characterisation methods for complex fibre systems.
• Translate physical models and measurement theory into test requirements, measurement methods, uncertainty budgets, calibration strategies, traceability plans and acceptance criteria.
• Bridge early theoretical and bench-top characterisation work to repeatable production test solutions, including optical and electronic hardware, instrument control, automation software, data pipelines, fixtures, safety controls and maintainability.
• Design experiments and interpret observations relevant to fibre characterisation, including attenuation, mode coupling and modal content, polarisation effects, interference and other light–matter interactions.
• Establish and maintain measurement-system-analysis practices, including gauge repeatability and reproducibility studies, correlation studies, reference artefacts, calibration controls, statistical process control and capability assessment.
• Apply control-systems fundamentals to sensing, actuation, feedback, stabilisation and automation, improving the performance and robustness of laboratory and production equipment.
• Drive technical investigations and root-cause analysis across relevant areas; communicate decisions and risks clearly, influence cross-functional partners, mentor engineers and improve shared engineering standards.