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 & Automation Engineer
Job description: BRIGHT Photonics is seeking a talented, independent and hands-on PIC Test & Automation Engineer with a mechanical engineering background to join our growing photonics team. Your mission? Develop and automate our testing infrastructure for advanced photonic integrated circuits, enabling scalable and precise performance validation.
Job type: Full Time
Salary: Competitive salary commensurate with experience
Location: Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Key responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain automated test stations for PIC characterization.
- Design mechanical tooling for high-precision optical probe alignment.
- Implement vision recognition systems to optimize test workflows.
- Program robust automation scripts and GUIs in Python and leverage open-source modules.
- Collaborate with PIC designers and packaging engineers to define test criteria.
- Analyze measurement data to extract meaningful performance metrics.
Key qualifications:
- M.Sc. or Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation or related field.
- Proven hands-on experience in photonic or semiconductor test automation.
- Solid programming skills in Python.
- Familiarity with open-source instrumentation and control frameworks.
- Experience with vision-based alignment or image recognition systems.
- Deep understanding of fiber alignment, wafer-level PIC probing, or optical interfacing.
- Creative problem solver with a maker mindset.
Additional Assets:
- 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?
- Work on cutting-edge photonic technologies.
- Lab access for prototyping and testing.
- 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.
- Opportunities for upskilling and attending international conferences.
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.
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 in working with industry.
- 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.