R&D Optical Engineer – Ultrafast Laser Systems

MKS Instruments; Rankweil; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MKS Instruments in Rankweil, Austria, is seeking an R&D Engineer Laser and Optics (m/f/d) to join our photonics team in the high-power laser division. You will contribute to ultrafast pulsed laser development and work closely with reliability engineering and product marketing after onboarding.

You will execute experiments, define test strategies, and document results. The role requires a Master’s degree and at least 3 years of relevant experience, with strong English and cross-disciplinary

Qualifications

• Master degree in Engineering, Mechatronic, Physics or a related field required and 3+ years industry experience.
• Willingness to learn and openness to change.
• Independent, analytical, and result-oriented work approach.
• Proven ability to define opto-electronic measurement procedures and communicate conclusions clearly.
• Proven experience with optical measurement instruments.

Responsibilities

• Execute experiments to test conceptual designs and document optical system performance; use software tools to aid design and analysis.
• Define test strategies; build, test and document system prototypes; measure optical parameters and create reports.
• Analyze, document, and evaluate experimental results.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to transfer the design to production and guide technicians.

Skills

Fluent English

Analytical thinking

Independent work

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Master degree in Engineering, Mechatronics, Physics or related field

Tools

Beam parameter analyzers

Power meters

Auto-correlators

Oscilloscopes

Spectrometers/ scanning interferometers

Job description

MKS Instruments in Rankweil, Austria, is seeking an R&D Engineer Laser and Optics (m/f/d) to join our photonics team in the high-power laser division. You will contribute to ultrafast pulsed laser development and work closely with reliability engineering and product marketing after onboarding.

You will execute experiments, define test strategies, and document results. The role requires a Master’s degree and at least 3 years of relevant experience, with strong English and cross-disciplinary