At Bright Photonics we are always looking for motivated and talented people to grow our team, and to contribute to our commercial and R&D projects in photonic integration.
Photonic Integrated Circuits Test Engineer
Job description: BRIGHT Photonics is a design house in integrated photonics, supporting customers worldwide in developing next‑generation PIC‑based solutions. As a Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) Test Engineer, you will play a central role in validating photonic designs, developing test setups, and delivering high‑quality measurement data to our customers, design and simulation teams. You will work in a compact, multidisciplinary environment where ownership, teamwork, and technical curiosity are highly valued. Your work will span multiple exciting application domains, including LiDAR systems, quantum communication chips, advanced optical sensors, and across emerging photonic integration technologies..
Job type: Full Time
Salary: Competitive salary commensurate with experience
Location: Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Key responsibilities:
- Set up, execute, and refine optical and electrical measurements for PIC prototypes and customer projects.
- Develop, maintain, and improve photonic test benches using lasers, modulators, detectors, RF equipment, and optical components.
- Characterize PIC building blocks such as lasers, MZ modulators, AWGs, filters, photodiodes, and passive structures.
- Automate measurement workflows using Python or similar scripting tools.
- Analyze and interpret measurement data, providing clear feedback to design and simulation teams, and customers.
- Prepare high‑quality documentation, including measurement plans and reports.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of measurement accuracy, throughput, and methodology.
- Support customers in understanding measurement results and optimizing their PIC designs.
What You Bring:
- MSc or PhD in Photonics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 2 years of hands‑on experience testing and characterizing Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs).
- Practical experience with optical test equipment such as tunable lasers, OSAs, power meters, polarization controllers, and VNAs.
- Solid understanding of integrated photonics platforms (SiPh, InP, SiN).
- Strong skills in data analysis and automation (Python preferred).
- Familiarity with RF measurements and high‑speed modulators is an advantage.
- Ability to debug complex opto‑electronic systems.
- Strong communication skills in English.
- A proactive, hands-on, independent working style combined with a collaborative mindset.
Additional Assets:
- Experience with PCB design; Hands-on experience with soldering and wire-bonding.
- Experience in high-throughput or wafer-level photonics testing.
- Exposure to packaging processes or cleanroom environments.
- Contributions to open-source automation or measurement libraries.
What do we offer?
- A role within the vibrant Dutch integrated photonics ecosystem.
- Work with cutting-edge photonic integration technologies.
- An informal, international, and highly collaborative working environment.
- Direct impact on customer projects, prototypes, and emerging technologies.
- Opportunities to grow into design, simulation or packaging roles.
- Develop your own skills and contribute to company growth.
Contact: hr@brightphotonics.eu.
Only applications sent directly to hr@brightphotonics.eu are considered.
Applications must include CV+Motivation letter+Reference Contact.
Candidates must have an EU citizenship or a valid EU resident permit.
Senior Photonics Engineer
Job description: BRIGHT Photonics is seeking a talented and motivated senior photonics engineer to work on our commercial and R&D projects in the application areas such as telecommunication, datacommunication, sensing, microwave photonics, and biophotonics. You will be designing a variety of photonic components and devices on different technology platforms, such as, Si, InP, SiN, PLC. You will have opportunities to characterize fabricated components and circuits. You will directly engage with customers on PIC design support, defining device specification, preparing concept studies. Part of the job will be related to improving design flow, participating in development of in-house design tools, and development of compact models. You will engage in projects definition and project management. This position is for a senior level and independent professional with 2+ years of industrial experience.
Job type: Full Time
Salary: Competitive salary commensurate with experience
Location: Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Key responsibilities:
- Design of active and/or passive photonic components and devices.
- Design, simulation and layout work on photonic components and photonic integrated circuits
- Develop new design approaches, improve design flow and contribute to the development of in-house design tooling.
- Interact with technology providers and customers on device design.
Key qualifications:
- M.Sc. or Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering/ physics/ applied physics/ optics/ photonics/ or similar quantitative fields.
- Good understanding of general concepts in physics, especially in optics and electro-magnetism.
- Good understanding of concepts in fiber communication, fiber optics, and integrated photonics.
- Experience with designing, modeling, layout and characterizing photonic integrated circuits and opto-electronic devices, such as lasers, photodetectors, modulators.
- Experience in using computational methods to design photonic components, (e.g. in EM simulations, BPM, FDTD).
- Excellent communication skills in English both oral and writing.
- Solid programming skills in Python or C/C++.
- Independent, strong initiative, self-motivated, accurate and precise working attitude, ability to work under pressure with defined deadlines.
Additional Assets:
- Experience with high-frequency design and modeling.
- Experience with PCB design.
- Experience with epitaxial growth and epi design.
- Experience with data analysis and data management.
- Solid computer skills using various operating systems.
What do we offer?
- Work on state-of-the-art topics in photonics technology and photonic-based device development.
- Challenging problems requiring out-of-the box thinking.
- Work in an exciting, international environment.
- Work alongside other experienced photonic designers.
- Develop your own skills and contribute to company growth.
- A competitive salary and flexible working hours.
Contact: hr@brightphotonics.eu.
Only applications sent directly to hr@brightphotonics.eu are considered.
Applications must include CV+Motivation letter+Reference Contact.
Candidates must have an EU citizenship or a valid EU resident permit.
Senior Photonics System & RF Engineer
Job description: BRIGHT Photonics is seeking for a talented and motivated Photonics System & RF Engineer to work on our commercial and R&D projects in photonic integration technologies. You will be developing next generation R&D photonic integrated systems in a multi-disciplinary team. Your role will span from capturing requirements and specification, through design of photonic components, design of high-speed RF interfaces, development, verification and deployment. You will directly engage with our customers and suppliers, and engage in projects definition and project management. This position is for a senior level and independent professional with 4+ years of experience.
Job type: Full Time
Salary: Competitive salary commensurate with experience
Location: Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Key responsibilities:
- Capture and refine specification of photonics systems and interact with technology providers and customers on device/system development.
- Design, simulate, model and solve high-tech system problems (i.e. photonics, optical, opto-mechanical, mechanical, electronical).
- Design, simulation and layout work on photonic components and photonic integrated circuits.
- Design RF interfaces, simulate and analyze signal integrity of high speed interconnects.
- Plan and perform tests at the system and sub-system level of opto-electronic devices.
- Contribute to the development of in-house design tool in the high-speed RF domain.
Key qualifications:
- M.Sc. or Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering/ applied physics/ opto-electronics or similar fields.
- Good understanding of general concept in physics, opto-electronics, mechanics, RF and microwave design.
- Knowledge about photonics and photonic integration technologies.
- Experience with designing, modeling, layout and characterizing photonic integrated circuits and/or other opto-electronic devices
- Experience with designing, modeling, layout of high-frequency RF substrates and RF interconnects; adequate experience with EDA tools and RF modeling tools.
- Excellent communication skills in English both oral and writing.
- Good programming skills in Python or C/C++.
- Independent, strong initiative, self-motivated, accurate and precise working attitude, ability to work under pressure with defined deadlines.
Additional Assets:
- Experience in working with industry in optical/electronic systems in the tele/datacom or aerospace industries.
- Experience with RF measurements (e.g. using VNA)
- Experience with data analysis and data management.
- Solid computer skills using various operating systems.
What do we offer?
- Work on state-of-the-art topics in photonics technology and photonic-based device development.
- Challenging problems requiring out-of-the box thinking.
- Work in an exciting, international environment.
- Work alongside other experienced photonic designers.
- Develop your own skills and contribute to company growth.
- A competitive salary and flexible working hours.
Contact: hr@brightphotonics.eu.
Only applications sent directly to hr@brightphotonics.eu are considered.
Applications must include CV+Motivation letter+Reference Contact.
Candidates must have an EU citizenship or a valid EU resident permit.
Open Application
If you want to work at Bright Photonics and cannot find a position that suits you, you are welcome to send us an open application (CV + Motivation letter + Reference Contact) to hr@brightphotonics.eu. Tell us who you are and what you would like to do, and perhaps there is an opportunity now or in the future.