{"id":8490,"date":"2025-09-25T19:39:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T19:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/?page_id=8490"},"modified":"2025-09-25T20:29:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:29:33","slug":"photonics-careers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/photonics-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Photonics Careers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" data-attachment-id=\"8492\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/photonics-careers\/photonics-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2025\/09\/25194827\/photonics-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"photonics 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2025\/09\/25194827\/photonics-1-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2025\/09\/25194827\/photonics-1-1024x575.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2025\/09\/25194827\/photonics-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2025\/09\/25194827\/photonics-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2025\/09\/25194827\/photonics-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2025\/09\/25194827\/photonics-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2025\/09\/25194827\/photonics-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2025\/09\/25194827\/photonics-1.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Photonics is the science and technology of generating, manipulating, and detecting photons, particularly in the visible and near-infrared spectrum. This field has applications in numerous sectors, including telecommunications, healthcare, manufacturing, and consumer electronics. As the demand for photonics technology continues to grow, so do the career opportunities available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Careers in photonics offer diverse opportunities across various industries, including engineering, research, and technology, with roles such as photonics engineer, optical engineer, and laser scientist.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Photonics is a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/photonicsuk.org\/revolutionising-our-world\/uk-photonics-output\">\u00a315 billion UK industry<\/a> employing more than&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/photonicsuk.org\/revolutionising-our-world\/uk-photonics-output\">76,700 people in the UK<\/a> .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photonics employers seek skills in finance, HR, marketing sales, computing, chemistry &amp; physics as well as all engineering disciplines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scotland\u2019s Photonics&nbsp;Sector is a \u00a31.2 billion industry supporting more than 5,700 highly skilled jobs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photonics will push biomedical science boundaries at all levels, from novel techniques for basic biology to ultra-sensitive detection methods for point-of-care applications. With its underpinning research strengths in photonics and life sciences, Scotland is becoming an international powerhouse in this area. Strong inter-disciplinary activities exist at Strathclyde, Glasgow, Edinburgh, St Andrews and Heriot-Watt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key websites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/photonicsscotland.com\/\">Photonics Scotland<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/articles\/photonics?msockid=27f55199082263a31d144507097a62fe\">What Is Photonics? ( + How to Start a Career in It) | Coursera<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myworldofwork.co.uk\/search-results?searchTerm=photonics#courses\">My World of Work<\/a> \u2013 Study Photonics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myworldofwork.co.uk\/search-results?searchTerm=photonics#jobs\">My World of Work<\/a> \u2013 Photonics careers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/photonicsscotland.com\/2025\/03\/scotlands-critical-technologies-supercluster-showcases-strength-and-sets-ambitious-goal-of-10bn-in-revenue-by-2035-at-holyrood-reception\/\">Scotland\u2019s Critical Technologies Supercluster Showcases Strength and Sets Ambitious Goal of \u00a310bn in Revenue by 2035 at Holyrood Reception \u2013 Photonics Scotland<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/photonicsscotland.com\/2024\/11\/new-initiative-launched-to-build-10bn-critical-technologies-supercluster-in-scotland\/\">New initiative launched to build \u00a310bn \u2018Critical Technologies Supercluster\u2019 in Scotland \u2013 Photonics Scotland<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/scotland-national-strategy-economic-transformation-evidence-industry-leadership-groups-sector-groups\/pages\/17\/\">Photonics Scotland, a network of Technology Scotland &#8211; Scotland National Strategy for Economic Transformation: industry leadership groups and sector groups &#8211; evidence &#8211; gov.scot<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/photonicsuk.org\/careers\">Careers &#8211; UK Photonics Leadership Group<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spie.org\/about-spie\">About SPIE<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jobs-in-photonics.com\/\">Home &#8211; Jobs in Photonics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"8496\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/photonics-careers\/photonics-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2025\/09\/25195017\/photonics-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,840\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"photonics 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2025\/09\/25195017\/photonics-2-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2025\/09\/25195017\/photonics-2-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2025\/09\/25195017\/photonics-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2025\/09\/25195017\/photonics-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2025\/09\/25195017\/photonics-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2025\/09\/25195017\/photonics-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2025\/09\/25195017\/photonics-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/stemnation\/uploads\/sites\/8486\/2025\/09\/25195017\/photonics-2.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photonics is the science and technology of generating, manipulating, and detecting photons, particularly in the visible and near-infrared spectrum. This field has applications in numerous sectors, including telecommunications, healthcare, manufacturing, and consumer electronics. As the demand for photonics technology continues to grow, so do the career opportunities available. Careers in photonics offer diverse opportunities across various industries, including engineering, research, and technology, with roles such as photonics engineer, optical engineer,<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/photonics-careers\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63635,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8490","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8490"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8525,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8490\/revisions\/8525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/stemnation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}