Senior Application Engineer at TEKsystems, Sheffield, £Contract Rate

Job Title: Senior Application Engineer

What You'll Be Doing:

• Partnering with customers to understand their requirements and provide expert guidance on optical solutions (Ansys Zemax OpticStudio, Ansys Speos and Ansys Lumerical).
• Delivering technical presentations, demos, and hands-on workshops to showcase product capabilities and value.
• Providing in-depth technical support throughout the product life cycle, including troubleshooting, optimization, and integration assistance for Ansys Zemax OpticStudio.
• Collaborating with internal R&D teams to relay customer feedback and influence product enhancements.
• Developing and maintaining detailed technical documentation, application notes, and best practice guides.
• Mentoring junior engineers and contributing to knowledge-sharing initiatives across the organization.

What You'll Need:

• MS in Physics/Optical Engineering or related field
• Strong knowledge in Optical Design
• Strong proficiency in commercial optical software tool, Ansys Zemax OpticStudio
• Solid understanding of optimization methods
• Experience with python
• Ability to analyse and debug complex technical issues in customer environments.
• Excellent technical documentation and presentation skills.
• Experience with other commercial optical software tools (eg Ansys Speos, Ansys Lumerical, Code V, LucidShape, Lighttools ) is a plus

This role is Outside IR35 and fully remote

Sheffield, UK

450.00 - 550.00 GBP Daily

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