Photonic R&D Engineer — Wafer Processing

SMART Photonics; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 48,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Fresh fruit

Fitness discounts

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Job summary

SMART Photonics in Eindhoven is expanding its R&D team and seeking an R&D Engineer to contribute to the development and implementation of photonic technologies within our platform.

You will work hands-on with wafers and photonic devices in our cleanroom, collaborating with experienced R&D engineers and cross-functional teams, taking ownership of technical activities, and growing toward leading larger development projects.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Photonics, EE, Physics, or related field.
• Hands-on experience with semiconductor wafer processing.
• Experience with etching, metal deposition, PECVD, or related fabrication technologies.
• Experience with III-V materials such as InP, GaAs, or related compounds preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication across technical disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Support development of photonic integrated circuits and heterogeneous integration from concept through processing, validation, and integration.
• Perform hands-on wafer processing and chip fabrication in the cleanroom at High-Tech Campus Eindhoven.
• Execute and optimize semiconductor processing steps including Etching, Metal deposition, PECVD and related processes.
• Develop and improve processing technologies for the SMART Photonics platform.
• Collaborate across process modules and understand their interaction within the fabrication flow.
• Contribute to process development, experimental planning, data analysis, and technical problem solving.
• Support device development teams by translating technical requirements into processing solutions.
• Perform experiments and support validation of new processes and technologies.
• Analyze results and identify opportunities for continuous improvement of fabrication processes.
• Contribute to technical reports, publications, patents, and EU project deliverables.
• Collaborate with internal R&D teams and external partners including universities and industry partners.
• Gradually take ownership of technical work and, with experience, lead larger development activities and projects.

Skills

Hands-on development

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Growth mindset

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Master’s degree in Photonics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or related field

Job description

SMART Photonics in Eindhoven is expanding its R&D team and seeking an R&D Engineer to contribute to the development and implementation of photonic technologies within our platform.

You will work hands-on with wafers and photonic devices in our cleanroom, collaborating with experienced R&D engineers and cross-functional teams, taking ownership of technical activities, and growing toward leading larger development projects.