Senior Photonics Engineer: Quantum Sensors & LiDAR Systems

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Workplace flexibility

Employee clubs (photography, yoga)

Health and finance workshops

Off site social events & museum/cultu­

Job summary

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Senior Photonics Engineer to help develop advanced photonic platforms for sensors, LiDAR, and quantum systems.

You will collaborate with engineers and physicists to model, design, develop, and characterize prototype sensors and platforms, leveraging tools like Lumerical, RSoft, or Tidy3D, and MATLAB. Ideal candidates have strong programming and data-analysis skills, knowledge of microfabrication processes, and a track record

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's or master's degree in physics, applied physics, electrical engineering, optics, or similar.
• PhD degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops and applies advanced design methods, theories, and research techniques.
• Analyzes, develops, and recommends design approaches to meet prototype or production requirements.
• Responsible for planning and conducting hardware projects or phases of projects.
• May provide technical consultation and work leadership to other team members.
• Development of quantum, optical, and/or photonic sensors and instruments.
• Provide recommendations for performance improvements and cost reduction efforts.

Skills

Proficiency in programming languages

Lab data collection and reduction

Prioritization and multi-tasking

Technical leadership

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in physics/engineering

PhD preferred

Tools

Lumerical

RSoft

Tidy3D

MATLAB

Job description

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Senior Photonics Engineer to help develop advanced photonic platforms for sensors, LiDAR, and quantum systems.

You will collaborate with engineers and physicists to model, design, develop, and characterize prototype sensors and platforms, leveraging tools like Lumerical, RSoft, or Tidy3D, and MATLAB. Ideal candidates have strong programming and data-analysis skills, knowledge of microfabrication processes, and a track record