Photonics Systems Engineer II
About the role
At Thorlabs, we design and manufacture components, instruments, and systems that transform the world by identifying, enabling, and accelerating key photonics (i.e., light-based) technologies. Backed by a dedicated workforce of more than 3,000 employees worldwide, Thorlabs contributes to cutting-edge research and real-world innovation. Whether you're early in your career or bringing years of experience, you'll find opportunities to grow, take ownership, and make meaningful contributions from day one. We know every employee brings unique talents and perspectives that fuel our success, and we seek driven individuals who are excited to make an impact in a fun, fast-moving culture. The position will have a wide range of functions from research and development to product management and release to production, specifically the development of scientific tools.
Responsibilities
- Designing, building, and testing photonics tools for scientific and industrial applications.
- Designing experiments to qualify proof-of-concept technologies.
- Supporting product development in a system engineering role, coordinating between all engineering disciplines to accomplish product design.
- Manage project timeline and costs
- Specify and perform the testing required to characterize catalog or system products. This includes technical data such as qualification test procedures, acceptance test procedures, report, testing jigs and fixtures, etc.
- Creating specifications for key components and test procedures as part of the development and release to production process.
- Manage collaboration with software group to maximize functionality and technology usage.
- Providing technical support to Manufacturing, Marketing and Service.
- Assist