Optical Engineer

Join us to Make an Impact

Innovation is in our DNA. We invented supercontinuum lasers and photonic crystal fibers and we constantly reimagine how our products can be used and improved. Our customers use our products in medical and life science research, quantum computing and space exploration. 

We seek curious, creative and collaborative people to work in our cutting-edge company. Can you see yourself working in teams and providing solutions for innovators? 

If you wish to apply, please contact us with your CV / Résumé. If you have a cover letter, please save this in one document with your CV / Résumé as you are only able to upload one document. 

We look forward to hearing from you!

We are looking for an Optical Engineer with hands on preference

The role

We are a looking for a specialist in either fiber or free space optics to join the Products & Automation team.

You will be the product responsible for collimators across our product lines: SuperK and Koheras. You will enforce best practice for collimating fiber lasers and be the in house go to for industrial scale collimation.

You will convert product requirements into test requirements ensuring a robust design. You streamline test flows, initiate reliability studies, and drive continuous improvement for instance qualifying new suppliers.

You will be the product lead in new development projects ensuring consistency with current product portfolio and best practices for manufacturability and reliability - turning new innovations into industrial products.

What do we expect of you?

You have fiber and free space optics experience, in either an academic or industrial setting.

You are proficient in a diverse range of optical lab skills for instance characterization, fiber coupling, imaging, setup design and instrumentation.

You are strong in experimental and device design – and can conduct experiments that enable design decisions.

You perform a thorough data analysis and can make decisions based on data.

• Master’s degree and most likely a PhD in physics or optical engineering
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is a must.

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