R&D PCVD Engineer — Specialty Optical Fibers

Prysmian Group; Douvrin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Inclusive environment

Internal academy

Job summary

Prysmian Group in Douvrin, France, seeks a senior R&D Engineer to drive PCVD process development for specialty optical fibers, including Multi‑Core and polarization‑maintaining fibers, from laboratory work to industrial scale.

You will collaborate with international teams, define experiments, analyze data, and lead qualification and transfer to manufacturing, with occasional travel within Prysmian's global network.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required; PhD is a plus.
• Experience in industrial R&D, process development or manufacturing engineering.
• Knowledge of optical fiber manufacturing, glass processing, deposition & plasma processes.
• Fluent English; French is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive PCVD process development, qualification and scale-up for specialty fibers.
• Lead process qualification and validation with Product R&D, Quality, Process Control and Manufacturing teams.
• Develop, optimize and industrialize manufacturing processes for specialty fiber preforms and fibers.
• Support development of advanced products including Multi-Core, Polarization Maintaining, reduced-diameter fibers.
• Define, execute and analyze experimental programs to improve process capability and product quality.
• Establish process specs, operating windows and qualification criteria from experiments.
• Collaborate with international R&D teams and production sites; contribute to technology transfer.

Skills

Data analysis

Programming

Problem solving

Communication

Autonomy

Education

Master's degree in Engineering or Science

PhD is a plus

Tools

Python

SQL

Statistical software

Job description

Prysmian Group in Douvrin, France, seeks a senior R&D Engineer to drive PCVD process development for specialty optical fibers, including Multi‑Core and polarization‑maintaining fibers, from laboratory work to industrial scale.

You will collaborate with international teams, define experiments, analyze data, and lead qualification and transfer to manufacturing, with occasional travel within Prysmian's global network.