Senior Optical Module Development Engineer

Ipronics; Valencia; Presencial; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Private health insurance

Permanent full-time position

December 24th and 31st off

Birthday month day off

Flexible compensation plan

Descripción de la vacante

iPronics in Valencia, Spain, seeks a Senior Optical Module Development Engineer to lead design and development of optical amplification modules for AI/datacenter applications.

You will work with packaging and photonic teams to ensure high performance, reliability, and manufacturability, delivering scalable products for rapid deployment.

Formación

• PhD or MSc with significant industrial experience in optical systems or modules.
• Strong fundamentals in optics and photonics.
• Experience with optical system design and integration.
• Familiarity with packaging techniques including wire bonding and PCB integration.
• Hands-on optical characterization and data analysis.
• Good problem solving, teamwork and communication.

Responsabilidades

• Define and optimize optical modules/sub-systems
• Perform simulations and tolerance analysis to guide design decisions
• Investigate performance issues, identify root causes and apply corrective actions
• Test and validate optical devices and assemblies, analyze data
• Apply DfM principles to translate designs into scalable products
• Collaborate with packaging and photonic engineers for integration
• Maintain design records and documentation for knowledge transfer

Conocimientos

Optics & photonics fundamentals

Optical system design

Integrated photonics

Micro-optics

Fiber coupling

Zemax/Ansys/Lumerical

Rsoft RCWA

Wire bonding

PCB integration

Optical characterization

Data analysis

Design for manufacturing (DfM)

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Educación

PhD in photonics / electrical engineering / physics / material science

MSc with >5 years of industrial experience

Herramientas

Zemax

Ansys/Lumerical

Rsoft RCWA

Descripción del empleo

iPronics is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Optical Module Development Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Valencia, Spain. In this role, you will work on the design and development of optical amplification modules, part of our optical circuit switching solutions. You will collaborate closely with our packaging and photonic integration teams to ensure our optical modules meet performance, reliability, and manufacturability requirements for large-scale deployment in AI and datacenter applications.

You will work at the intersection of subsystem design, photonic chip packaging and advanced manufacturing to deliver high-performance and high-yield products. You will have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment developing at the forefront of optical technology. If you are enthusiastic about pioneering solutions that will influence the future of AI infrastructure, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities:

• Define and optimize optical modules/sub-systems
• Perform simulations and tolerance analysis to guide product design and integration decisions
• Investigate optical performance issues, identify root causes and implement corrective actions
• Test and validate optical devices, assemblies and modules, analyze test data, and communicate results effectively
• Apply Design for manufacturability (DfM) principles to translate theoretical designs into scalable products considering yield, cost, and material/processing constraints.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with packaging and photonic engineers to ensure seamless integration into our products.
• Documentation and reporting: Maintain design records, simulation results, and process documentation to support future development and knowledge transfer.

Qualifications:

• PhD in photonics / electrical engineering / physics / material science with more than 3 years of industrial experience in working with optical systems and/or modules. Alternatively, MSc with >5 years of industrial experience.
• Strong understanding of optics and photonics fundamentals
• Experience with optical system design, integrated photonics, micro-optics, fiber coupling and optical subsystem integration.
• Experience with simulation tools like Zemax, Ansys/Lumerical tools, Rsoft RCWA or similar.
• Familiarity with electronic and electro-optic module assembly and packaging techniques, including wire bonding and PCB integration
• Hands-on experience with optical characterization and data analysis
• Experience and/or mindset for design for manufacturing (DfM)
• Problem solving skills, team player, good communication skills

Good to have:

• Experience in working with suppliers and contract manufacturers
• Familiarity with optical module standards

What we offer:

• Permanent full-time position
• December 24th and 31st off
• One extra day off during your birthday month
• Private health insurance
• Flexible compensation plan (restaurant tickets, transport, and childcare vouchers)
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge photonic technologies for AI infrastructure