Hardware Test Engineer - Fiber-Optic Systems & Automation

Optics11; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

30 days holiday per year

Fresh team lunches five times a week

Team activities and company events

Job summary

Optics11, based in Amsterdam, is a fast-growing high-tech company developing fiber-optic sensing systems for demanding environments. As a Hardware Test Engineer you will drive hardware tests from board to sub-system level, build test setups, and develop Python-based automation to ensure robust, production-ready solutions.

You will join the Sensing Platform Team, collaborating with Electronics, Photonics, Embedded Software, Mechanical, and production teams to ensure quality, traceability, and

Qualifications

• BSc (HBO) in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, Applied Physics, or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of hardware testing, prototyping, or lab work on electronic or electro‑optical products.
• Hands-on with laboratory instruments (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, signal generators, data loggers); optical power meters a plus.
• Experience executing test plans, logging data, documenting results clearly.
• Soldering and rework skills for through-hole and SMD, ability to read schematics and layouts.
• Experience with environmental testing and EMC/ESD principles.
• Python for test automation; LabVIEW or similar is advantageous.
• ESD safety awareness and lab safety.
• Structured, hands-on working style and enjoyment of finding issues.
• Good English communication and collaborative working style.
• Eligible for EU/NATO security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test plans for electronic boards, assemblies, and sub-systems.
• Design and maintain test setups, fixtures, and jigs for functional, electrical, and optical testing.
• Perform environmental, stability, and robustness testing (thermal cycling, vibration, EMC/ESD pre‑compliance).
• Develop Python-based test automation for instrument control, data logging, and analysis.
• Document test procedures, results, and findings with clear traceability.

Skills

Python for test automation

Strong communication in English

Data analysis

Troubleshooting and problem solving

Soldering and rework

Test planning and execution

Systematic and hands-on testing

Lab safety awareness

Team collaboration

Education

BSc (HBO) in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

LabVIEW

Embedded Linux

Job description

Optics11, based in Amsterdam, is a fast-growing high-tech company developing fiber-optic sensing systems for demanding environments. As a Hardware Test Engineer you will drive hardware tests from board to sub-system level, build test setups, and develop Python-based automation to ensure robust, production-ready solutions.

You will join the Sensing Platform Team, collaborating with Electronics, Photonics, Embedded Software, Mechanical, and production teams to ensure quality, traceability, and