{"id":205327,"date":"2026-08-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/jobs\/chief-engineer-504930\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T06:06:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T05:06:35","slug":"chief-engineer-504930","status":"publish","type":"jobs","link":"https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/en\/jobs\/chief-engineer-504930\/","title":{"rendered":"Chief Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;font-size: 14px\">My client is searching for a Chief Engineer, to lead the development of their laser drilling R&amp;D programme. 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disciplines.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;color: #000000;white-space: pre\">\n<p style=\"background-color: #ffffff;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: Tahoma\">Demonstrable experience working with the mechanical structures and supporting systems surrounding complex laser systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;color: #000000;white-space: pre\">\n<p style=\"background-color: #ffffff;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt;padding-bottom: 11pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;font-size: 14px\"><span>Strong understanding of thermal management, mechanical engineering, sensors, optics and optomechanics<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;font-size: 14px\"><strong><span>Desirable:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14px;font-family: Tahoma\">Experience taking hardware from concept 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