Optical Manager

Join our dynamic team as an Optical Manager in South West London, where you will lead a passionate team to deliver exceptional optical services. In this role, you will oversee daily operations, ensure the highest standards of customer care, and drive business growth through strategic planning.

About OLIXIn an era where artificial intelligence is advancing at an unprecedented pace, OLIX is at the forefront of innovation, bridging the critical infrastructure gap created by the surging demand for AI capabilities. As the industry grapples with outdated hardware frameworks, OLIX is pioneering a revolutionary approach with our Optical Tensor Processing Unit (OTPU), delivering unmatched performance and energy efficiency that transcends the limitations of conventional chips.The Role:We are on the lookout for Principal and Staff Optical Interconnect Engineers who possess extensive expertise in optical communications and co-packaged optics (CPO). At OLIX, you will be instrumental in crafting next-generation optical interconnect architectures designed for AI data centers, encompassing chip-to-chip, inter-tray, intra-tray, and rack-to-rack links. Join our dynamic team dedicated to redefining traditional paradigms through innovative solutions.This position lies at the convergence of optics, ASIC design, high-speed electronics, packaging, and algorithm development. Your work will focus on the creation of highly integrated electro-optic systems, optimized for bandwidth density, ultra-low latency, power efficiency, thermal management, reliability, and high-volume manufacturability. We seek a versatile optical engineer who seamlessly navigates between theoretical concepts like link budgets and Maxwell's equations, and the practical aspects of physically aligning fiber arrays. You should thrive in a hands-on environment, tackling real-world implementation challenges while maintaining a keen eye on details.We are hiring at both Senior and Staff levels as we aim to build a world-class optical systems team.

Join our dynamic team as a Senior Optical Assistant in the heart of Central London. We are looking for a dedicated professional who is passionate about providing exceptional customer service in the optical field. As a Senior Optical Assistant, you will play a pivotal role in assisting customers with their optical needs, ensuring they receive the highest level of care and expertise.

Join our dynamic team at Acetate as an Optical Assistant, where you will play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional customer service and support to our clients. In this position, you will assist in the fitting and selection of eyewear, provide guidance on lens options, and ensure a seamless customer experience.

Join our dynamic team as an Optical Assistant in the heart of Central London! As a key player in our optical practice, you will support our team of professionals by providing exceptional customer service and expert advice to our clients. Your role will involve assisting with patient care, managing appointments, and ensuring a smooth workflow within the practice.

Join our dynamic team as an Optical Assistant where you will play a vital role in delivering exceptional customer service and support in a fast-paced optical environment. You will assist in the day-to-day operations of the store, ensuring a seamless experience for our customers while helping them choose the best optical solutions for their needs.

Join our dynamic team as an Optical Assistant in the vibrant area of South West London. In this role, you will be instrumental in delivering exceptional customer service and support to our clients, helping them with their optical needs. Your responsibilities will include assisting in the fitting and selection of eyewear, providing product knowledge, and ensuring a smooth and pleasant experience for all visitors.

Cubitts is reshaping how people in the UK experience eyewear. The company welcomes new ideas in the optical field and creates a workplace where everyone has the chance to grow and make an impact. Role overview The Optical Assistant is a key part of the daily store routine in London. This position greets visitors, helps them select frames and lenses, and ensures each guest receives attentive and informed service. The work combines hands-on technical tasks with a friendly, approachable attitude, supporting both customers and the wider Cubitts team. Main responsibilities Provide excellent service throughout the customer journey, meeting Cubitts' standards for experience. Communicate the Cubitts brand story, mission, and values in every interaction. Guide customers in choosing frames and lenses, offering recommendations tailored to individual needs. Dispense prescription and non-prescription lenses with accuracy. Adjust frames and carry out basic repairs to ensure proper fit and comfort. Introduce and explain the Made to Measure service, highlighting its craftsmanship. Maintain a clean, organized store with appealing displays and well-managed inventory. Adhere to GDPR and confidentiality guidelines to maintain professionalism and trust. Collaborate with colleagues and other departments to support a positive team environment. Location This Optical Assistant role is based in London, England, United Kingdom.

Cubitts seeks an Optical Associate for the St. James store in London. This position centers on welcoming customers, guiding them through frame and lens selection, and delivering a memorable experience. The team values technical ability, careful attention to detail, and authentic customer care. Creating an inclusive and equitable workplace is a shared goal. What you will do Provide attentive service throughout each customer’s visit, following Cubitts’ experience standards. Share the story, mission, and values of the Cubitts brand during customer interactions. Help customers choose frames and lenses, offering recommendations tailored to their needs. Dispense both prescription and non-prescription lenses with accuracy. Adjust and repair frames to ensure comfort and fit. Introduce customers to the Made to Measure service, explaining its craftsmanship and benefits. Maintain a tidy, organized store with attractive displays and well-presented stock. Follow GDPR and patient confidentiality guidelines to uphold professionalism and trust. Collaborate with colleagues and other departments to support a positive team environment. About Cubitts Cubitts serves millions of spectacle wearers across the UK, emphasizing innovation and inclusivity in eyewear. The company’s commitment extends beyond its products, aiming to build a diverse team and foster a welcoming environment for all.

Join our dynamic team as an Optical Assistant where you will play a vital role in delivering exceptional customer service and supporting our optometrists in a busy clinic. Your responsibilities will include assisting customers with their eyewear selections, managing appointments, and ensuring a smooth operation within the practice.

Join our dynamic team at Acetate as an Optical Assistant. In this pivotal role, you will assist customers in selecting the perfect eyewear, providing exceptional service while ensuring a smooth and enjoyable experience. Your keen eye for detail and strong communication skills will help you thrive in a fast-paced retail environment.

Join Convergent Research as an Optics and Photonics Engineer or Senior Engineer where you will be at the forefront of innovation. Collaborate with a talented team to develop cutting-edge optical systems and photonic technologies that have a transformative impact across various industries. Your expertise will contribute to projects ranging from research and development to application in real-world scenarios.

About the Role Technical & Site Leadership: Provide hands-on technical guidance while managing daily engineering operations; ensure alignment of engineering goals with company strategy and product vision.Team Building & Leadership: Recruit, mentor, and motivate a high-performing, multidisciplinary team across hardware, software, optics/photonics, systems, and data—promoting innovation, accountability, and resilience.Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Serve as the primary technical liaison with scientists and assay developers; convert clinical and biological requirements into robust engineering solutions.Cross-Site Integration: Connect our UK and international teams - standardize practices, encourage knowledge sharing, and maintain aligned priorities.Project Execution & Delivery: Lead projects from concept through verification and validation; establish milestones, allocate resources, manage risks, and ensure timely delivery of reliable systems.Innovation & Resilience: Leverage startup experience to make pragmatic decisions; guide the team through iterations and challenges with a calm, data-informed approach.Regulatory & Quality Compliance: Ensure engineering practices meet ISO 13485, ISO 15189, IVDR, and UKCA standards; collaborate closely with QA/RA on design controls and documentation.This role is based in London and involves daily collaboration with teams in the UK and internationally.

Design and assemble cutting-edge optical analytical instruments, including Raman, FTIR, fluorescence, and scattering systems, from initial concept through component selection to bench assembly and validation.Engage in hands-on prototyping to address optical and mechanical design challenges, creating custom components and fixtures while iterating rapidly to achieve performance targets.Integrate optical components with detectors, light sources, motion systems, electronics, fluidics, and software to deliver comprehensive functional prototypes.Conduct testing and validation by planning experiments, analyzing data, and troubleshooting to enhance signal-to-noise ratio, resolution, stability, and dynamic range while ensuring compliance with specifications.Act as the in-house subject-matter expert in spectroscopy, providing insights on component selection (such as gratings, filters, objectives, fibers, and detectors), system architecture, and experimental methodologies.Maintain thorough documentation, including design files, BOMs, alignment procedures, and test reports, ensuring reproducibility and supporting IP filings and the transition to manufacturing.Collaborate cross-functionally with scientists, assay developers, data scientists, and QA/RA teams to ensure instruments fulfill biological, analytical, and regulatory requirements.Uphold lab and laser safety standards while supporting design controls and documentation according to ISO 13485 and related regulations.Monitor advancements in spectroscopy and optics, prototyping and assessing new architectures to enhance platform capabilities.This role is based in London and involves collaboration with teams in the UK and internationally.

About Cubitts Cubitts is working to reshape the optical industry in the UK, where over 40 million people wear spectacles but the market has seen little change for centuries. The company’s goal is to build a truly innovative and customer-focused spectacles brand. Role Overview The Production Associate plays a key part in supporting Cubitts’ 20 retail stores and expanding digital channels. This role focuses on making sure every order is fulfilled accurately and efficiently, helping deliver a high standard of service to hundreds of thousands of customers. The position involves hands-on work in the glazing lab, stock management, order fulfillment, and logistics. Main Responsibilities Quality Control & Glazing: Assemble frames into finished spectacles, performing thorough checks at every step to meet Cubitts’ standards. Shipping & Dispatch: Manage the dispatch and shipping of orders to customers and stores, ensuring items arrive on time and in excellent condition. Order & Inventory Support: Respond to queries from stores and internal teams, maintain clear communication, monitor stock, and support accurate inventory management. Process Implementation & Efficiency: Suggest and help implement workflow improvements to save time, reduce errors, and increase productivity. Troubleshooting: Quickly identify and resolve issues in production, the lab, or dispatch, working with other teams as needed. Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with workshop, inventory, headquarters, retail, and customer service teams to keep operations running smoothly. KPI Management & Reporting: Track key performance indicators, ensure targets are met, and share updates and insights with the team. Inventory Control & Stock Reconciliation: Perform regular cycle counts and audits of frames, lenses, and components. Investigate discrepancies and take corrective action. Inbound Inventory & Materials Management: Receive, inspect, and log incoming inventory and materials, checking for correct quantities and quality, and ensuring documentation is complete. Brand Advocacy: Represent Cubitts’ mission and values, helping educate colleagues and customers about the brand. Location This role is based in London, England, United Kingdom.

Production AssociateJoin us in revolutionizing the optical industry! At Cubitts, we recognize that 40 million people in the UK wear spectacles, yet the market has remained stagnant for centuries. Our mission is to transform this landscape by creating the most innovative and customer-focused spectacles brand in the world.The RoleAs a vital member of our production team, your primary responsibility will be to ensure our growing number of orders are fulfilled accurately and efficiently. You will collaborate with various departments, including our cutting-edge glazing lab, stock management, and fulfillment logistics, to support our 20 stunning retail stores and digital platforms, ultimately enhancing our customer experience.Your Key ResponsibilitiesQuality Control & Glazing: Convert frames into high-quality spectacles that adhere to Cubitts' stringent standards, performing thorough inspections throughout the glazing and finishing stages.Shipping & Dispatch: Oversee the dispatch process to guarantee timely delivery of orders to customers and stores, ensuring they arrive in pristine condition.Order & Inventory Support: Address inquiries from retail locations and internal teams, facilitating seamless communication and resolution of issues. Maintain accurate stock levels and inventory records.Process Implementation & Efficiency: Identify and propose enhancements to workflows and procedures, aiming to streamline operations, minimize errors, and boost productivity.Troubleshooting: Swiftly diagnose production, lab, or dispatch issues and collaborate with relevant teams to implement solutions.Cross-Team Collaboration: Foster effective communication with various teams including workshop, inventory, headquarters, retail, and customer service to ensure operational excellence.KPI Management & Reporting: Track key performance indicators and provide insights to the team to meet and exceed targets.Inventory Control & Stock Reconciliation: Conduct regular inventory audits and investigate discrepancies, ensuring stock levels align with system records.Inbound Inventory & Materials Management: Receive and inspect incoming materials, guaranteeing quantities and quality meet requirements, while organizing stock for optimal production flow.Brand Advocacy: Represent and embody Cubitts' mission and values, educating colleagues and promoting our brand ethos.

About OLIXAt OLIX, we recognize that artificial intelligence is advancing at an unprecedented pace, far surpassing any technology evolution witnessed before. This rapid growth has unveiled a significant infrastructure deficit, making it increasingly challenging to produce chips or energy facilities swiftly enough to meet demand. Presently, the industry continues to utilize a decade-old hardware framework that has reached its peak efficiency. A revolutionary, more rapid, and efficient paradigm is poised to become the foremost economic opportunity of the coming century, giving rise to the most pivotal company of the next ten years. OLIX is at the forefront of this transformation, developing the Optical Tensor Processing Unit (OTPU) that delivers unmatched performance and energy efficiency, surpassing anything currently available.RoleWe are seeking an experienced Senior Assembly Manufacturing Engineer to oversee our front-end packaging processes as we transition from prototype to large-scale production. This pivotal role is about bringing concepts to life. You will be responsible for defining and managing substrate-level assembly processes, including flip-chip bonding, underfill, reflow, and inspection, while serving as the engineering liaison with contract manufacturers responsible for our hardware production. Setting high standards, you will drive Design for Manufacturing/Assembly (DFM/DFA) with our engineering teams, ensuring that every process is meticulously documented and prepared for volume production. With a proven track record in building and scaling front-end packaging processes, you will focus on yield improvement, knowing that the distinction between successful and flawed processes lies in the details. You thrive on tackling complex challenges on the factory floor, rather than merely documenting them.ResponsibilitiesAssembly Process Engineering & New Product Introduction (NPI)You will define and manage assembly processes for intricate electro-mechanical and opto-electronic module hardware, guiding these from initial prototypes through to production. Responsibilities include creating and maintaining manufacturing documentation such as assembly instructions, work standards, process flows, and build records. You will lead DFM/DFA reviews with the engineering teams to ensure that designs are feasible, repeatable, and cost-efficient. Additionally, you will oversee the assembly processes for substrate-level flip-chip bonding (FCB), ensuring stability and yield from the prototype stage to full production. You will also develop and enhance tooling, fixtures, jigs, and build aids to ensure consistent, high-quality assembly, establish readiness criteria for builds, and facilitate organized transitions from engineering to manufacturing. Your support will extend to NPI builds and pilot production, capturing insights and implementing improvements back into design and process definitions.Production Support & RampYou will assist in production ramp planning and execution, ensuring efficient scaling and operational success.

About OLIXAt OLIX, we are at the forefront of a technological revolution. With artificial intelligence evolving at an unprecedented pace, the demand for advanced infrastructure is soaring, creating a significant gap in the market. Current hardware approaches are outdated and unable to meet this demand. OLIX is pioneering a new paradigm with our Optical Tensor Processing Unit (OTPU), which promises unmatched performance and energy efficiency, setting the stage for the next great economic opportunity in the coming century.The RoleWe are looking for a passionate and skilled Staff Performance Modelling Engineer to take charge of creating and refining analytical and simulation models that will guide the evolution of our OTPU architecture and software. You will be responsible for developing functional simulators and high-fidelity, cycle-accurate models of our optical computing system. This pivotal role will allow you to explore diverse design possibilities and provide insights that shape our software and hardware roadmaps. If you thrive in a data-driven environment and enjoy rapid iteration, this position is designed for you.ResponsibilitiesOwnership: Define and execute the technical vision and roadmap for your team, aligning with OLIX's strategic technical and business objectives.Collaboration: Work closely with engineering teams to refine our system architecture and ensure that models are accurate and aligned with performance targets.Champion Modelling: Advocate for modelling methodologies and foster a culture of data-driven design across the organization.Functional Simulator: Design, build, and maintain a functional simulator for the OPTU subsystem and its full processing pipeline.Performance Simulator: Develop and maintain architectural and cycle-accurate models of the OPTU subsystems, identifying performance bottlenecks and proposing solutions.Workload Analysis & Bottleneck Hunting: Instrument various workloads to gather detailed performance traces for analysis.Design-Space Exploration: Conduct extensive parameter sweeps to evaluate trade-offs and inform decisions regarding software, hardware, and optical technologies.

About OLIXAt OLIX, we are at the forefront of revolutionizing technology. As the demand for artificial intelligence accelerates, we face an unprecedented infrastructure challenge. Traditional hardware approaches are becoming obsolete, and the industry stands on the brink of a transformative paradigm shift. Our flagship innovation, the Optical Tensor Processing Unit (OTPU), sets a new benchmark for performance and energy efficiency, positioning OLIX as a leader in the next century's technological evolution.The Role:We are in search of a skilled and proactive Senior FPGA Engineer to spearhead the design and implementation of control and interface functionalities within our OTPU system. This role encompasses both the delivery of production systems and advanced hardware prototyping, requiring expertise in high-bandwidth architectures, precision timing, transceivers, and sophisticated signal processing pipelines. Collaboration is key, as you will engage with teams across FPGA, ASIC, hardware, optical, and software disciplines.ResponsibilitiesDesign and implement FPGA subsystems and hardware modules tailored for high-performance systems.Develop and optimize high-speed interface subsystems, including PCIe Gen4 and multi-lane transceivers exceeding 25 Gb/s NRZ.Implement and validate link integrity features, encompassing BER measurement and error correction (ECC, including SECDED).Develop and integrate memory interfaces as dictated by system architecture.Contribute to hardware prototyping initiatives in support of silicon development.Work collaboratively with software engineers to facilitate low-level driver development and hardware control.Engage with hardware and optical engineers to ensure seamless system integration and synchronization.Implement timing-critical and real-time control logic.Conduct rigorous testing, validation, and performance optimization under challenging operating conditions.Debug complex hardware–software interactions and resolve system-level challenges.Skills & Experience5+ years of FPGA design experience, with a minimum of 3 years specializing in high-speed interfaces and signal processing pipelines.Strong expertise in VHDL/Verilog, simulation tools, and hardware debugging techniques.Proficient in using development environments and hardware description languages.Experience with FPGA toolchains and design methodologies.Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment.Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.

About OLIXAt OLIX, we are at the forefront of a revolutionary transformation in AI technology. As demand for AI capabilities surges, the necessity for advanced infrastructure has never been more critical. The existing hardware frameworks are outdated, and we are committed to pioneering a new era of performance and efficiency. Our flagship product, the Optical Tensor Processing Unit (OTPU), is designed to surpass the limitations of current chip technology, delivering unmatched performance and energy efficiency.The Role:We are on the lookout for a talented Senior Laser Engineer with extensive expertise in VCSEL technology. This pivotal position involves leading the design and development of cutting-edge production-grade laser devices for our OTPU systems. You will engage in a comprehensive range of tasks including epitaxial design, device architecture, fabrication transfer, characterization, packaging interaction, and reliability assessment.Your role will encompass the entire process, leveraging first-principles physics to create manufacturable arrays that function at high speeds and densities. Collaboration with cross-functional teams in electronics, optics, packaging, and system architecture is essential to ensure that VCSEL performance aligns with our ambitious system-level goals for bandwidth, power, and reliability.