Photonics Test Development Engineer at Acceler8 Talent Photonics Test Development Engineer at Acceler8 Talent in Niwot, Colorado Posted in 1 day ago.

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full-time Photonics Test Development Engineer Boulder, Colorado, United States (On-site) On-site | Boulder, CO $140K-$180K base + equity I'm working with a well-funded deep-tech startup developing a new integrated-photonics platform for advanced computing applications. They are hiring a Photonics Test Development Engineer to build and own the company's optical and electro-optical characterization capability. This is not a generic optics or validation position. You'll personally develop the fiber-coupled test stations, automation and data infrastructure needed to characterize photonic integrated circuits and improve subsequent device generations. You'll work on problems such as: Building automated fiber-coupled PIC characterization stations Developing repeatable fiber-to-chip alignment methods Automating positioning stages and laboratory instruments Writing Python software for control, acquisition and analysis Characterizing passive and active integrated photonic devices Measuring loss, coupling efficiency, bandwidth and polarization response Improving calibration, repeatability and test throughput Diagnosing optical, electrical and alignment-related problems Developing test methods for new device operating environments Feeding characterization results back into design and fabrication.

Looking for engineers who have:

Personally built or substantially developed PIC test stations Hands-on fiber-to-chip coupling and optical-alignment experience Automated motion stages and laboratory instruments Written Python code for test control, data acquisition and analysis Characterized devices at die, wafer or packaged-device level Worked across optical and electrical measurements Diagnosed measurement stability and repeatability problems Taken ownership of test infrastructure rather than only operating established equipment/ This is an opportunity to build a critical engineering capability from the ground up and own the test feedback loop connecting photonic design, fabrication and system development. Worth a confidential chat?