About Light Trace PhotonicsLight Trace Photonics is a Bristol-based company developing the Universal Photonic Interconnect (UPIc), a fibre-chip interface that allows integrated photonics packaging to scale with the volume demands of data communications and quantum technologies. We are a small and technically deep team. Our RandD group designs, prototypes and proves the technology, and we work with established packaging and manufacturing partners to bring it to market at scale. About the roleWe are seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to help lead the mechanical design and engineering effort across our RandD team, and to deliver on a varied portfolio of prototyping projects.This is a hands-on senior role. You will own the mechanical architecture of the work you lead and act as the mechanical authority in design reviews and technical decisions. The work spans product design, prototype build, and laboratory equipment modification that supports our development programmes, so you should be comfortable moving between different mechanical problems and judging where the engineering effort belongs. What you''ll be doing: Lead mechanical design across RandD prototyping projects, from requirements capture through detailed design to tested hardware. Design high precision mechanical assemblies and optomechanical sub-components, and see them through prototype build and test. Design and adapt the laboratory equipment that supports our development programmes. Model and test ..... full job details .....