

Photonics Engineer
Location
Cupertino, CA
Level
Senior-Level
Department
Consumer Electronics
Type
Salary
$180,000 - $320,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2026-02-09
Responsibilities
- Drive new technology prototype demonstrations and executive presentations
- Identify causal relationships between observed device or sub-system performance and design parameters
- Coordinate, drive, and persuade cross-functional teams
- Develop clear written specifications and develop test tools for verification
- Interpret and reconcile empirical data with first-principles analytical and/or numerical simulations
Job Requirements
- BS Degree in physics, electrical engineering, optical sensing, or related field and 10+ years of relevant experience
- Experience testing optical devices or optical systems
- Experience with test and/or optical data processing automation
- Experience writing specifications for optical source or detector components
- Preferred: MS/Ph.D in physics, electrical engineering, optical sensing, or related field
- Experience with simulating and testing biological samples using optics
- Experience with silicon photonics and active ranging systems



