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Photonics Development Engineer

New York City, New York
2026-03-28T07:58:15Z

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About NY Creates: NY Creates serves as a bridge for advanced electronics, leads projects that advance R&D in emerging technologies, and generates the jobs of tomorrow. NY Creates also runs some of the most advanced facilities in the world, boasts more than 3,000 industry experts and faculty, and manages public and private investments of more than $25 billion - placing it at the global epicenter of high-tech innovation and commercialization. Job Description: Position Summary, Photonics Developme…
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Silicon Photonics Engineer

Campbell, Santa Clara County
2026-04-08T18:04:13Z

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Job Description We are looking for a Senior Application Engineer with a strong background in optical engineering and hands-on experience in testing silicon photonics devices. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with using optical and electrical test equipment (e.g., OSA, power meters, VNAs, probe stations) and Automatic Test Equipment (ATE), specifically utilizing Advantest's V93000 hardware and SmarTest 8 software. This role will be critical in developing, implementing, and opti…
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Integrated Photonic Engineer (Hybrid)

Holmdel, Monmouth County
2026-04-08T22:07:06Z

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The application window is expected to close on: 05/30/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received . The Acacia division of Cisco is looking for an Integrated Photonics Engineer. Meet the Team Acacia (part of Cisco) is a market leader in high-speed coherent optical transceivers, pioneering the development of coherent pluggable transceivers. Acacia's coherent products are deployed by all hyperscalers to connect their Dat…
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Photonics System Engineer

Santa Clara, Santa Clara County

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Job Description Change the world. Love your job. At TI, System Engineers work to identify ideal roadmap opportunities for a business and are responsible for defining new products and platforms based on market opportunity. To do this, they leverage strong technical knowledge of our existing portfolio, deep understanding of the technologies, standards and protocols within an industry or end equipment, and an ability to engage with customers and translate their requirements into technical specific…
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Photonics Manufacturing Engineer

Bedford, Bedford County
2026-05-15T07:49:45Z

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Job Description Manufacturing Engineer Location: Greater Boston Area Position Overview We are seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to support the development, optimization, and sustainment of automated and semi-automated manufacturing systems used in advanced photonics and laser product assembly. This individual will play a key role in improving process capability, throughput, and production stability within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will work cross-functi…
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Photonics Engineer

Holy, Santa Clara County
2026-02-27T14:18:01Z

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Description Primary Duties & Responsibilities Device Design & Simulation Design and model backside-emitting VCSEL structures optimized for 1060 nm emission. Develop and simulate photonic crystal cavity structures to enhance light–graphene interaction. Optimize device parameters for >100 GHz 3 dB bandwidth, 3 dB extinction ratio. Graphene Integration Collaborate with Graphenea on graphene deposition and doping strategies. Evaluate doping approaches (boron and molecular adsorbate) for Fermi level…
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Photonics Engineer

Santa Clara, Santa Clara County
2025-11-22T17:59:05Z

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Who We Are Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the bound…
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Silicon Photonics Engineer

Langley, York County
2025-12-30T14:54:48Z

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Silicon Photonics Engineer Psionic, Inc is a startup focused on lidar sensors and navigation systems for autonomous vehicles. We value our customer relationships, our diverse and dynamic work environment, and our employees' career satisfaction. We offer a competitive salary and attractive benefits package. We are adding a motivated Silicon Photonics Engineer to join our small, fast-moving team and help take photonic integrated circuits from concept to silicon. The successful candidate will be r…
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Laser and Photonics Engineer

San Carlos, San Mateo County
2026-01-09T17:10:24Z

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Laser and Photonics Engineer About Cowboy Space Corp. Cowboy Space Corp. is building the infrastructure to power and connect the orbital economy. Our satellites operate in Low Earth Orbit to collect sunlight and enable a new class of capabilities—from powering on-orbit compute, to transmitting energy via infrared lasers (space-to-earth and space-to-space), powering on-orbit compute to delivering secure, high-bandwidth optical data. By rethinking how energy and data are generated and distributed…
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Senior Photonics Engineer

Florham Park, Morris County

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Education Requirements: Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field. Also requires 8 years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience. Clearance Requirements: Ability to obtain a Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements f…
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Principal, Photonics Engineer

San Francisco, California
2026-05-07T03:49:50Z

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Who We Are: Aurelius Systems is a VC backed defense tech startup building autonomous, edge deployed directed energy systems for counter-UAS. We build laser weapons to shoot down drones. We're a small team of engineers, former US military operators, and subject matter experts scaling America's directed energy dominance. The first cost effective, reliable and robust laser weapon system. Our namesake isn't an accident. Marcus Aurelius wrote about doing the work in front of you, every day, without …
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Photonics System Engineer

Holy, Santa Clara County
2026-05-09T18:23:16Z

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Change the world. Love your job. At TI, System Engineers work to identify ideal roadmap opportunities for a business and are responsible for defining new products and platforms based on market opportunity. To do this, they leverage strong technical knowledge of our existing portfolio, deep understanding of the technologies, standards and protocols within an industry or end equipment, and an ability to engage with customers and translate their requirements into technical specifications that will…
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Photonics Test Engineer

Holy, Santa Clara County
2026-04-12T18:11:55Z

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Who We Are Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips - the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world - like AI and IoT. If you want to push the bound…
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Photonics Engineer 2 Components

San Diego, San Diego County
2026-03-15T19:46:36Z

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Join our fast-paced and passionate team as a Photonics Engineer 2 Components focused on the design, development, and qualification of advanced photonic components used in high-performance optical systems. As we scale, you will be instrumental in building our manufacturing foundation from the ground up. This is a dynamic, hands-on role for a highly self-directed engineer who thrives in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment. This role requires a strong background in optics, photonics packaging, a…
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Photonics Engineer 3 Components

San Diego, San Diego County
2026-03-15T19:46:36Z

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Join our fast-paced and passionate team as a Photonics Engineer 3 Components dedicated to the design, development, and evaluation of sophisticated photonic components utilized in high-performance optical systems. As we scale, you will be instrumental in building our manufacturing foundation from the ground up. This is a dynamic, hands-on role for a highly self-directed engineer who thrives in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment. This position necessitates a solid foundation in optics, photoni…
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Photonics Engineer, Design Automation

Monte Vista, Santa Clara County
2026-05-13T23:38:50Z

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Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there"s no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, smart people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practi…
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Photonics Engineer, Design Automation

Monte Vista, Santa Clara County
2026-05-13T06:19:02Z

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Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there"s no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, smart people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practi…
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Senior Photonic Engineer, Machine Learning

Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County
2026-05-21T23:08:31Z

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Minimum qualifications: PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 4 years of experience working in a high-speed datacom technical environment. Experience in digital coherent optical transmissions. Preferred qualifications: Experience with script writing and test and measurement system automation. Proficiency in digital signal processing, high-speed optoelectronic circuit simulation or system modeling. Knowledge of l…
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Senior High-Speed Photonics Engineer

Palo Alto, Santa Clara County
2025-08-28T18:11:19Z

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PsiQuantum’s mission is to build the first useful quantum computers—machines capable of delivering the breakthroughs the field has long promised. Since our founding in 2016, our singular focus has been to build and deploy million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum systems. Quantum computers harness the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems that even the most advanced supercomputers or AI systems will never reach. Their impact will span energy, pharmaceuticals, finance, agriculture, transportat…
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Photonics Research Engineer III

Eldorado Springs, Boulder County
2026-01-29T19:40:05Z

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Overview SRI's Applied Physics Laboratory, in Boulder, CO, has an opportunity for a Photonics Research Engineer with experience in photonic integrated circuits to execute on a variety of projects ranging from optical phased arrays to microwave photonic systems. SRI specializes in developing and transitioning technology from basic research and development (R&D) to fieldable prototypes for both US government and commercial customers. Our Advanced Technology and Systems Division (ATSD) performs re…
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