Lead Design Engineer, Photonics & High-Speed Switching

Onetouch Technology; Belgique; Remote; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Onetouch Technology is seeking a design engineer to lead the application of our integrated photonics platform to high-speed optical circuit switching. This lead role spans photonics design, electronics design, and system-level design, owning the switching demonstrator from prototype toward a product.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams in a fast-moving R&D environment to ensure robust architectures and scalable implementations, communicating clearly with internal and external

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or equivalent.
• At least 3 years of experience in photonics or high-speed integrated systems.
• Experience with silicon photonics platforms (SOI, SiN) and PIC design.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work independently in fast-moving R&D.
• Experience recruiting for technical/engineering roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead photonics design, electronics design, and system-level design for the HISP platform switching demonstrator.
• Translate market needs into technical requirements and steer platform evolution.
• Innovate optical switch architectures and related control circuits to address bottlenecks.
• Design and analyze fast switching control loops, bias control, and calibration schemes.
• Build prototypes, run demonstrations, document results, and present to teams and partners.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Independent work

Education

Master's degree in Photonics/EE/Physics or equivalent

Tools

Photonic simulation tools

PIC design tools

SOI/SiN platforms

Job description

Onetouch Technology is seeking a design engineer to lead the application of our integrated photonics platform to high-speed optical circuit switching. This lead role spans photonics design, electronics design, and system-level design, owning the switching demonstrator from prototype toward a product.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams in a fast-moving R&D environment to ensure robust architectures and scalable implementations, communicating clearly with internal and external