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Optical Engineer at Snapchat

Compensation

£93,000 – £116,000/yr

Location
United Kingdom
Type
Contract
Level
mid

Description

Snap Inc. is hiring an Optical Engineer for its Waveguide Experiments team within Specs Inc., a Snap subsidiary developing augmented-reality eyewear. The role is a 12-month fixed-term contract focused on AR waveguide physics, optical modeling, experimental setup design and automation, waveguide metrology and failure analysis, diffractive nanostructure experiments, and collaboration with engineering teams to improve optical performance. It requires a bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant engineering or physics field and at least three years of hands-on optical metrology research experience; a PhD and AR waveguide, nanophotonics, optical design, and wave-optics modeling experience are preferred. The role is office-based four or more days per week and offers £93,000–£116,000 annually.

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