Development Test Engineer

Singlequantum; Delft; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days 40

Lunch catering

Retirement plan

Coffee & fruit

CAO Metalelektro benefits

Job summary

Single Quantum is seeking a Development Test Engineer to fully characterise newly developed detectors and customer systems, ensuring reliable transfer to production. You will build, operate and optimise measurement setups, and communicate results to cross-functional teams from our Delft HQ.

The role focuses on meticulous documentation, reproducible test protocols, and clear reporting. Growth opportunities exist in a fast-growing quantum tech scale-up with a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• A MSc (or equivalent) in Applied Physics, Engineering, or a related field.
• Analytical, with strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• A solid knowledge of electronics, optics, lasers, and single-photon detectors (SNSPDs).
• Practical, hands-on skills and enjoy building, operating, and maintaining optical and electrical experimental set-ups.
• A strong reporting and presenting skills and can communicate validated results clearly to different teams.
• Organisation skills, with good planning, time-management, and administration skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform full characterisation of newly developed detectors and customer systems
• Develop and optimise measurement procedures
• Assemble, operate, and maintain optical and electrical experimental set-ups
• Document and communicate results through structured reports and presentations
• Maintain detailed documentation (SOPs, test protocols, calibration logs) to ensure reproducibility and traceability of measurements

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Hands-on experience

Electronics knowledge

Optics knowledge

Lasers knowledge

SNSPDs knowledge

Reporting & presenting

Organization & planning

Education

MSc in Applied Physics/Engineering

Job description

Would you like to work at one of the fastest growing quantum technology companies with cutting-edge technology? Single Quantum is looking for a hands-on, analytical engineer or physicist who is excited to characterise cutting-edge single-photon detection technology and help bring new products from the lab into production. Do you want to be part of a diverse and dynamic scale-up company? By all means, please read on! IN SHORT Single Quantum designs and builds the world's fastest and most sensitive light detection systems, limited only by the laws of physics! The quantum world is small but growing. We are a steadily-growing scale-up with an ever-expanding worldwide customer base. We provide our photon detection systems to a wide range of customers and research institutes. As we continue to develop new detectors and customer systems, we need to fully characterise and validate them before they are transferred into production.

Therefore, we are looking for a Development Test Engineer to join our Development team and make sure that every new product is measured, understood, and confidently handed over to production.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

As a Development Test Engineer, the main goal is to fully characterise our newly developed detectors and customer systems and to communicate validated results that enable the reliable transfer of new products from development into production. This includes (but not limited to):

• Perform full characterisation of newly developed detectors and customer systems
• Develop and optimise measurement procedures
• Assemble, operate, and maintain optical and electrical experimental set-ups
• Document and communicate results through structured reports and presentations
• Maintain detailed documentation (SOPs, test protocols, calibration logs) to ensure reproducibility and traceability of measurements

Ideally, you will work full time and will be based at our HQ in Delft, contributing to our dynamic and friendly work environment! As we scale up, our processes need to evolve to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the lab, as well as improve quality where possible. We would also ask you to contribute to these processes.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• A MSc (or equivalent) in Applied Physics, Engineering, or a related field;
• Analytical, with strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills;
• A solid knowledge of electronics, optics, lasers, and single-photon detectors (SNSPDs);
• Practical, hands-on skills and enjoy building, operating, and maintaining optical and electrical experimental set-ups;
• A strong reporting and presenting skills and can communicate validated results clearly to different teams;
• Organisation skills, with good planning, time-management, and administration skills;

PLUS

• Programming skills (for example Python) for measurement automation and data analysis;
• Basic knowledge of soldering;
• Basic knowledge of cryogenics;
• Affinity with photonics or quantum technology;

BENEFITS

Salary in accordance to the CAO (Collective Labour Agreement) Metalelektro, complemented by secondary benefits.

• Comfortable workplace perks, including coffee, fresh fruit, and weekly catered lunches.
• A solid retirement plan to support your future (provided by PME).
• Up to 40 vacation days per year (based on full-time employment).
• Plenty of space to share your ideas and take initiative-your voice matters from day one.
• A company culture that genuinely supports personal growth and professional development.
• Comprehensive social security benefits in accordance with the Metalelektro Collective Labor Agreement (CAO Metalelektro).

COMPANY CULTURE

At Single Quantum, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.