Micro-Optical Assembly & Packaging Scientist (Hybrid)

TNO; Nijmegen; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Pension scheme

Flexible working hours

Work from home

Comprehensive employee benefits

Job summary

TNO is seeking a Scientist in Micro-Optical Assembly & Packaging to advance optical assembly and packaging of integrated photonic systems in a hybrid Nijmegen setting. You will focus on reliable optical and electrical interfaces and scalable packaging technologies enabling chip integration into practical systems.

You will work at the interface of photonics design, materials science, and advanced packaging within PITC and CITC, collaborating with teams and industrial partners to translate

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Optical Engineering, Applied Physics, Materials Science, or a related scientific discipline.
• Several years of experience in integrated photonics or micro-optical assembly.
• Affinity with experimental work in the lab.
• Experience with advanced packaging technologies (flip-chip, wafer-level).
• Experience with optical modelling tools (Zemax, Lumerical).
• Practical experience with optical testing, metrology equipment.
• Strong collaboration within multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal).
• Certificate of Conduct (VOG) required before starting at TNO.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute research activities for packaging technologies to improve performance and manufacturing scalability.
• Design and develop optical interconnects and coupling solutions for integrated photonic systems.
• Translate research results into reliable scalable packaging solutions with industrial partners.
• Document results through technical reports, publications, and presentations.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in photonics design, device manufacturing, materials science and system integration.

Skills

Optical design

Lab experimentation

Collaboration

Education

Master's or PhD in Optical Engineering/Applied Physics/Materials Science

Tools

Zemax

Lumerical

Job description

TNO is seeking a Scientist in Micro-Optical Assembly & Packaging to advance optical assembly and packaging of integrated photonic systems in a hybrid Nijmegen setting. You will focus on reliable optical and electrical interfaces and scalable packaging technologies enabling chip integration into practical systems.

You will work at the interface of photonics design, materials science, and advanced packaging within PITC and CITC, collaborating with teams and industrial partners to translate