PCVD R&D Engineer: Next‑Gen Specialty Fiber Innovator

Prysmian; Douvrin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Inclusive environment

Supportive culture

Job summary

Prysmian's Optical Fiber R&D team in Douvrin, France, seeks a candidate to drive PCVD process development and scale-up for specialty fibers. You will lead experiments, qualification, and industrialization, with focus on Multi-Core and Polarization Maintaining fibers.

The role requires strong data analysis skills, DoE experience, and collaboration across global teams. Fluent English is required; travel within Prysmian may be needed.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering or Science; PhD a plus.
• Experience in industrial R&D, process development, or tech development.
• Knowledge of optical fiber manufacturing, deposition, plasma, and glass processing.
• Strong experimental mindset with data analysis and problem solving.
• Experience with DoE, process characterization, and industrial qualification methods.
• Knowledge of programming, data analytics and databases (Python, SQL).
• Fluent English is mandatory; French is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and industrialize manufacturing processes for specialty fiber preforms and fibers.
• Support development of advanced products: Multi-Core, Polarization Maintaining, reduced-diameter fibers.
• Define and analyze experimental programs to improve process capability and efficiency.
• Establish process specs, operating windows, and qualification criteria.
• Lead process qualification and validation with R&D, Quality, Process Control, and Manufacturing.

Skills

Materials science

Photonics

Optics

Process engineering

Data analysis

DoE

Python

SQL

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree in Engineering or Science

PhD (preferred)

Tools

Python

SQL

Statistical software

Job description

Prysmian's Optical Fiber R&D team in Douvrin, France, seeks a candidate to drive PCVD process development and scale-up for specialty fibers. You will lead experiments, qualification, and industrialization, with focus on Multi-Core and Polarization Maintaining fibers.

The role requires strong data analysis skills, DoE experience, and collaboration across global teams. Fluent English is required; travel within Prysmian may be needed.