Optical Lab Technician (Fiber Splicing and Test)

One Silicon Chip Photonics; Montreal; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Group insurance

Paid time off

Training from photonics team

Job summary

One Silicon Chip Photonics (OSCP) in Montréal is hiring for a hands-on photonics technician to join the lab team. You will handle, cleave, fuse-splice, and connectorize optical fiber, align optics, and measure power and loss while keeping test setups organized and well-documented.

Ideal candidates have DEC or a degree in photonics, physics, electronics or related field, 1+ year of lab or fiber work, and strong attention to procedures and safety. English required; French is a plus.

Qualifications

• Hands-on fiber experience with cleaving and fusion splicing
• Follows procedures and records lab activity
• Laser safety awareness
• English required; French is an asset
• Legally entitled to work in Canada

Responsibilities

• Handle, strip, cleave and fusion-splice optical fiber
• Connectorize and inspect fiber; clean and check connectors
• Align optics and couple light into fiber
• Measure optical power and loss
• Assemble and rework test setups and prototypes
• Record results and keep lab notes and parts in order
• Keep the lab tidy, safe and stocked

Skills

Fiber handling

Fusion splicing

Lab safety

Documentation

English proficiency

Education

DEC or degree in photonics/physics/electronics

Tools

OTDR

Optical Spectrum Analyzer

Power meters

Job description

Hands-on fiber work in a photonics lab building navigation sensors.

About us

OSCP builds photonic inertial sensors (gyroscopes, IMUs and navigation systems) in Montréal. Our sensors keep drones, robots, vehicles and aircraft navigating when satellite navigation (GNSS) is jammed or gone. We are about 20 people.

The job

You join our photonics team in the lab and keep the builds and tests moving.

• Handle, strip, cleave and fusion-splice optical fiber
• Connectorize and inspect fiber; clean and check connectors
• Align optics and couple light into fiber
• Measure optical power and loss
• Assemble and rework test setups and prototypes
• Record results and keep lab notes and parts in order
• Keep the lab tidy, safe and stocked

About you

• Hands-on experience with optical fiber: cleaving and fusion splicing at minimum
• Steady hands, patient, careful with fragile parts
• Comfortable with lab equipment: power meters, light sources, microscopes, optical tables
• Follows procedures and writes down what was done
• Laser safety awareness
• English required. French is an asset.
• Legally entitled to work in Canada

Full-time track: DEC or degree in photonics, physics, electronics or similar, plus 1+ year of lab or fiber work (telecom, fiber sensing, photonics research or manufacturing).

Part-time track: the same skills, at least 20 hours a week on weekdays. Students in a photonics, physics, engineering physics or electrical program (CEGEP or university) are welcome, with fiber or lab work from courses, research or a previous job.

Nice to have:

• Fiber test equipment (OTDR, optical spectrum analyzer)
• Basic Python or LabVIEW for test automation

What we offer

• Real lab work on products customers use
• Training from our photonics team
• Full-time: equity through stock options, group insurance, paid time off
• Part-time: a schedule that fits around your classes or other work

One Silicon Chip Photonics (OSCP — legal entity OSCPS Motion Sensing Inc.) develops next-generation photonic inertial measurement units (IMUs) and navigation systems for GNSS-denied environments. Our on-chip integrated-photonics gyroscopes and MEMS sensors deliver precision, size, and stability advantages that let autonomous, defense, aerospace, and heavy-industry platforms navigate reliably without GNSS. We are Montréal-based, venture-backed, and ITAR-free (Canadian jurisdiction) — a deliberate strategic advantage for our customers.

Work with cutting-edge Canadian photonic navigation technology.

What we value

• Self-motivation and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Adaptability in a fast-paced, resource-constrained startup environment.
• Strong ownership — you ship, document, and support what you build.
• A collaborative mindset paired with the confidence to advocate for the right technical path.
• Curiosity, initiative, and a bias toward action.