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About the Role

We are seeking a curious, hands-on, and motivated individual to join us as an Imaging Systems Engineer. This role is key in developing, validating, and deploying our surgical vision platform, involving benchtop experimentation, data acquisition, system validation, and real-world system support. You will work at the intersection of optical imaging, instrumentation, and scientific software, ensuring our cameras, scopes, and accessories meet surgical use standards. Your work will be foundational to the reliability and performance of our intraoperative imaging platform, supporting both deployed clinical systems and next-generation hardware development.

Responsibilities

Plan, set up, and execute optical and imaging benchtop tests for new camera platforms, light sources, scopes, and accessories.
Collect optical and spectral performance data and produce analyses, referencing defined performance metrics and acceptance criteria.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date technical documentation of benchtop procedures, characterisation results, and component performance baselines for regulatory submissions.
Design and implement automated data-acquisition routines in Python (or similar) for repeatable benchtop and integration testing.
Develop and maintain scripts that link multiple instruments into reproducible, well-documented measurement workflows.
Contribute to internal tooling that lowers the friction of routine characterisation, calibration, maintenance, and verification work.
Take ownership of routine calibration, maintenance, and quality control across deployed clinical systems.
Support the development and formalisation of calibration and maintenance procedures.
Investigate anomalies and perform root-cause analysis on imaging performance issues.
Work closely with research scientists, system integration engineers, software developers, and clinical application specialists to bring learnings from the bench into product and pipeline improvements.
Translate findings from characterisation and testing into clear, actionable input for engineering and product decisions.
Contribute to test documentation and evidence packages for verification, validation, and regulatory submissions.

Requirements

BSc or MSc (with strong practical experience) in Physics, Optics, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Hands-on experience with optical imaging systems and optics-bench measurements, including spectral and transmission characterisation, gain and exposure characterisation, and resolution or image quality assessment.
Experience working with image and video data, including basic processing, quality assessment, and debugging of imaging pipelines.
Comfortable interacting with clinicians, customers, or external partners to diagnose issues and translate them into engineering improvements.
Proficiency in Python (or similar) for instrument control, benchtop automation, and data analysis using scientific libraries (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas).
Experience interfacing Python with hardware via vendor SDKs or standard protocols.
Comfortable bridging hardware and software — wiring up cameras, light sources, and motion control to scripted acquisition pipelines.
Strong attention to detail and a methodical, documentation-first approach to lab work.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Analytical thinker, attentive to details, creative and a team player.
Experience working with hyperspectral, multispectral, or other scientific imaging cameras, including spectral and per-band performance characterisation.
Experience working in a regulated industry, preferably MedTech, including familiarity with ISO 13485-compliant laboratory practice.
Experience working with liquid tissue phantoms, tissue-mimicking optical materials, or comparable experimental imaging targets.

Skills

Optical imaging
Instrumentation
Scientific software
System validation
Benchtop experimentation
Data acquisition
System support
Optical imaging systems
Optics-bench measurements
Spectral characterisation
Transmission characterisation
Gain characterisation
Exposure characterisation
Resolution assessment
Image quality assessment
Image data processing
Video data processing
Imaging pipeline debugging
Python
NumPy
SciPy
Pandas
Hardware interfacing
Vendor SDKs
Standard protocols
Instrument control
Benchtop automation
Data analysis
Hyperspectral imaging
Multispectral imaging
Scientific imaging cameras
Per-band performance characterisation
ISO 13485
Liquid tissue phantoms
Tissue-mimicking optical materials

Location

London

Work Type

Hybrid working

Experience Level

Hands-on experience with optical imaging systems
Experience working with image and video data
Experience working with hyperspectral, multispectral, or other scientific imaging cameras
Experience working in a regulated industry, preferably MedTech
Experience working with liquid tissue phantoms, tissue-mimicking optical materials, or comparable experimental imaging targets

Education Level

BSc or MSc (with strong practical experience) in Physics, Optics, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Salary/Compensations

Competitive salary

Benefits

Equity participation via share option scheme
25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing, legal, and financial support
Cycle to Work Scheme
Workplace Nursery Benefits
£150 annual tech stipend for productivity and office essentials
Complimentary office snacks and drinks
Monthly team socials

About the Company

The opportunity to make a direct contribution to patient care and deliver real-world surgical impact.
Access to state-of-the-art surgical development facilities at St Thomas’ MedTech Hub, including hospitals, operating rooms, labs, and computational resources, with offices located at the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering.
An inclusive, collaborative culture.