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Gooch & Housego PLC

Optical design, testing, and manufacturing

Electrical Engineer

Full-Time
$95k - $115k/yr
Mid
Bachelor's
Keene, NH, USA
In Person
Hardware EngineeringBoard & Electronics Design

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • At least 4 years of relevant experience in schematic design, layout, and analysis; embedded applications experience is preferred.
  • Ability to understand and analyze project requirements and constraints to design schematics and layouts and work with printed circuit board houses to produce a complete product.
  • Ability to design schematics for safety-critical applications, including knowledge of power management, electrostatic discharge protection, and related safety standards.
  • Experience with component and trace layout for signal integrity and safety while adhering to manufacturer and project constraints.
  • Circuit analysis experience using PSPICE or a related tool.
  • Ability to read and interpret datasheets, schematics, layouts, and wiring diagrams.
  • Experience with electronic computer-aided design tools; Altium is heavily preferred, with Eagle, KiCad, or similar tools also accepted.
  • Knowledge of laboratory test equipment, including bench-top power supplies, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
  • Familiarity with standard bus protocols, including I2C, SPI/QSPI, UART, and USB.
  • Familiarity with low-level programming in embedded C, C++, or Rust.
  • Knowledge of design for manufacturing, including design rules and required documentation and files.
  • Experience documenting electrical schematics.
Responsibilities
  • Design and develop electrical systems, schematics, and layouts for Stingray products, ensuring performance, reliability, manufacturability, and clear documentation.
  • Collaborate with Mechanical, Systems, and Manufacturing Engineering to ensure effective electromechanical integration and production-ready designs.
  • Provide hands-on troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for electrical issues encountered during production, testing, or field use.
  • Partner with Operations, Test Technicians, and Quality to address yield losses, test failures, and intermittent issues while protecting schedule adherence and customer commitments.
  • Support the development and continuous improvement of electrical and functional test methods, fixtures, and acceptance criteria, ensuring alignment with design intent.
  • Promote standardized electrical design practices and documentation consistent with ISO 9001 and AS9100 requirements and continuous improvement objectives.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with implementing sensors such as thermistors, Hall effect sensors, and reed switches.
  • Hands-on prototyping experience, including soldering, protoboards, breadboards, and board assembly.
  • Ability to create and interpret wire harness designs.
  • Experience with brushed, brushless, and stepper motors.
  • Experience with quadrature encoders.
  • Scripting experience, such as Python or Bash.
  • Solid modeling experience using SolidWorks, Fusion, or similar tools.
  • Experience with printed circuit board and wiring safety standards and principles, such as automotive standards.

About the company

Gooch & Housego PLC designs, tests, and manufactures optical components and assemblies for demanding applications. Its products cover acousto-optic, electro-optic, crystal-optic, fibre optic, and precision optic technologies, enabling customized optical systems for life sciences, industrial, and aerospace/defence customers. The company’s offerings work by integrating specialized optical components into turnkey systems and subsystems tailored to user needs, backed by in-house design, testing, and manufacturing capabilities. G&H differentiates itself through a broad portfolio of optical technologies and a long track record (over 75 years) across global operations in the UK, USA, and Europe, making it a trusted supplier for original equipment manufacturers. Its goal is to be the preferred source for OEMs by delivering consistent quality, performance, and reliability across its optical products and solutions.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Ilminster, United Kingdom

Founded

1948

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What believers are saying

  • H1 2026 revenue rose 15.5% to £81.9 million, driven by aerospace and defense.
  • NatWest added $10 million in June 2026, lifting total bank support to $70 million.
  • Arlington’s £345.6 million offer locks in immediate cash and removes listed-company volatility.

What critics are saying

  • UK National Security and Investment Act approval still blocks completion into Q4 2026.
  • G&H is exiting medical laser Pockels Cells after materials shortages and yield problems in Cleveland.
  • Private equity ownership invites back-office cuts and possible deeper reductions after Arlington’s evaluation.

What makes Gooch & Housego PLC unique

  • G&H’s photonics spans aerospace, defense, life sciences, and quantum systems across 2026.
  • Arlington cited G&H’s mission-critical photonics and high-precision optical subsystems in July 2026.
  • G&H’s vertically integrated manufacturing supports diagnostics, quantum, and precision optics from prototype to production.

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Headcount

6 month growth

14%

1 year growth

14%

2 year growth

13%
Investegate
Jul 16th, 2026
Arlington Capital to acquire Gooch & Housego for $438.9M at $15.68 per share

Greenlight Bidco Limited, indirectly owned by Arlington Capital Partners VII, has announced a recommended cash acquisition of Gooch & Housego for 1,234.9 pence per share. This comprises 1,230.0 pence in cash and a 4.9 pence interim dividend. The offer values the photonics engineering company at approximately £345.6 million on a fully diluted basis. It represents a premium of approximately 40.7% to the closing share price on 15 July 2026. The board of Gooch & Housego unanimously recommends shareholders vote in favour of the scheme of arrangement. The acquisition is expected to complete in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and shareholder consent. Arlington Capital Partners brings experience investing in aerospace, defence, and life sciences sectors where Gooch & Housego operates.

Gooch & Housego PLC
Jun 1st, 2026
G&H to showcase quantum-enabling photonics technologies at Optica Quantum 2.0 2026.

G&H to showcase quantum-enabling photonics technologies at Optica Quantum 2.0 2026. June 2026 - Glasgow, UK G&H (LON: GHH), a global leader in optics and photonics technology, will showcase its advanced quantum-enabling technologies at the Optica Quantum 2.0 Conference and Exhibition, taking place 15-18 June 2026 at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow, UK. Visitors can meet the G&H team at Booth #115. Co-located with the Optica 2026 Quantum Industry Summit - Fifth Edition, Quantum 2.0 brings together researchers, technology developers, and commercial leaders working to accelerate the transition of quantum technologies from laboratory research to real-world deployment. As quantum architectures continue to scale in complexity, photonics has become increasingly critical to enabling precise control, measurement, communication, and computation. G&H supports customers across the quantum ecosystem with a broad portfolio of acousto-optic, electro-optic, fiber-optic, and precision optical technologies, combined with the manufacturing expertise required to transition innovations from prototype to production. At the exhibition, G&H will highlight technologies supporting quantum computing, quantum communications, quantum sensing, quantum metrology, and emerging quantum-enabled systems. "Quantum technologies are moving rapidly from proof-of-concept demonstrations toward scalable, deployable systems," said Richard Hendel, Head of Global Sales, Photonics. "As this transition occurs, the need for precision photonic infrastructure becomes increasingly important. G&H combines decades of photonics expertise with scalable manufacturing capabilities to help customers overcome the challenges associated with building practical quantum systems."

World News Network
May 18th, 2026
Gooch & Housego secures $10M NatWest funding, bringing total bank support to $70M

Somerset-based photonics engineering firm Gooch & Housego has secured $10 million from NatWest, bringing the bank's total backing to $70 million (£52 million). The Ilminster company will use the fresh funding to stock up on crucial materials like germanium, increase manufacturing capacity and strengthen its supply chain. The investment marks continued support for the photonics specialist as it scales operations. No further details about the company's valuation or revenue were disclosed.

The Business Desk
May 18th, 2026
Focus on growth for optical components firm after it lands $10m in bank funding - South West

NatWest backs Ilminster firm with £10m funding

Gooch & Housego PLC
Mar 1st, 2026
G&H showcases photonics-enabled diagnostic innovation at ESCMID 2026.

G&H showcases photonics-enabled diagnostic innovation at ESCMID 2026. March 2026 April 2026 - Ashford, UK G&H (LON:GHH), a global leader in life sciences manufacturing, optics, and photonics, will exhibit at the Congress of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID Global 2026), taking place April 18-21 at Messe München in Munich, Germany. Attendees can visit G&H at Hall B1, Booth #D12 to explore how the company enables next-generation infectious disease diagnostics through its vertically integrated medical device development capabilities, delivered through its life sciences business, G&H | ITL.