Senior Systems Engineer

Salary: £65,000 - 65,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong technical background in precision instrumentation, ideally with a degree in Physics, Engineering, or a related field
• Proven experience developing and integrating precision motion-controlled stages for high-accuracy processes
• Ability to architect and optimise complex systems, including optical and machine vision elements
• Proactive, solution-first mindset when facing technical challenges
• Excellent organisational, documentation, and communication skills for cross-functional collaboration
• Full ownership mentality with the ability to take complex projects from concept to deployment with technical excellence and on-time delivery

Responsibilities:

• Take full ownership of our next-generation products from first concept to field-ready reality
• Lead system architecture from concept through requirements, design, prototyping, verification, and release
• Build system-level specifications, performance budgets, and risk models across optical, mechanical, electrical, and software domains
• Define and drive processes for integration, validation, and troubleshooting
• Bring motion control, electronics, and machine vision together into fully functional, production-ready systems
• Apply optical modelling and simulation tools to optimise performance and eliminate error sources
• Develop verification plans, test procedures, and system-level fault analysis frameworks
• Define system-level control methodologies and sequencing with our Software Team
• Ensure compliance with international safety standards, implementing robust interlocks, monitoring, and diagnostics
• Shape automation and workflow design that drives stability, repeatability, and throughput

Technologies:

• Architect

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We are a well funded and rapidly expanding Oxford start-up working at the bleeding edge of technology. This is a high-impact technical leadership role at the heart of our product development, where you will help turn ambitious R&D into robust, high-performance opto-electro-mechanical systems that our customers can rely on. You will work across early-stage research, customer engagements, and product development, with strong development and progression opportunities in a collaborative environment.

last updated 31 week of 2026