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# Application Engineer - Photonics

- **Company:** Photon Design Ltd
- **Location:** Oxford, UK
- **Salary:** £25,000.0 - £40,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Software Engineering
- **Published:** July 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b361477686363d92

## About the Role

* a good BSc or MSc in Physics. Any specific knowledge of electromagnetism, semiconductor device physics, or photonics would be an advantage.
 * Excellent problem solving skills - you will often encounter new technical problems, and will need to think creatively to solve them in an efficient manner
 * Good verbal and written communication skills
 * Ability to work in a team environment
 * Willing to travel occasionally, * Will you be able to travel to Oxford for an in-person interview?

## Description

You will work with Photon Design's advanced simulation tools, helping to design photonics components for our customers, often solving new or novel problems. You will also work with the software development team carefully testing the limits of our latest upgrades, identifying weaknesses and avenues for improvement, applying systematic scientific methodologies. You will be able to use a large amount of the physics that you have learnt, designing optical switches, filters, directional couplers, lasers. Extensive training will be given - this is an opportunity to learn a huge amount about the techniques used in photonics and the physicical mechanisms they are based on., * Product testing - devising and implementing test computations to ensure the highest quality of our products.

 * Providing feedback to developers on product usage, problems, suggested improvements
 * Designing and writing automation scripts in Python or Matlab to improve team and customer efficiency.
 * Solving customer's design problems using our simulation tools.
 * Providing technical support on our tools to customers
 * (After 6-12 months) Providing product training courses to customers


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