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Browse 24 exciting jobs hiring in Photonics now. Check out companies hiring such as Thorlabs, NVIDIA, HRL Laboratories in Minneapolis, Fort Worth, San Antonio.

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Thorlabs Hybrid No location specified
Posted 14 hours ago

Software Engineer I needed to develop GUIs, control and firmware code for advanced photonics instruments at Thorlabs' Washington D.C. metro engineering team.

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NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Digital Design Engineer to drive front-end RTL/firmware development, synthesis and timing closure, and post-silicon bring-up for high-speed I/O and silicon photonics products.

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Lead cross-disciplinary technical teams at HRL Laboratories to deliver RF and photonics subsystems for government radar, communications, and sensing programs.

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Posted 7 days ago
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NVIDIA seeks PhD candidates for 2026 hardware research internships to advance cutting-edge VLSI, ASIC, and EDA technologies used in AI and accelerated computing.

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Posted 9 days ago

Lead development of automated test systems and device characterization for MEMS-based silicon photonics at an early-stage optical switch startup.

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Luxium Solutions, LLC Hybrid No location specified
Posted 9 days ago

Experienced, hands-on R&D Engineer wanted to lead and innovate crystal growth processes and manufacturing trials within an international photonics and radiation-detection business.

Posted 10 days ago

Lead product and strategic marketing to shape market perception, drive thought leadership, and translate deep technical insight into compelling, customer-focused content for a leader in optical communications.

Contribute to next-generation palm-sized LiDAR development as a hands-on Test Engineering Intern, designing fixtures, automating tests, and analyzing sensor data alongside senior engineers in NYC.

Posted 13 days ago

Lead R&D efforts in quantum integrated photonics at Toyota, developing simulation-driven and experimentally validated chip-scale quantum photonics solutions for sensing and communications.

Posted 14 days ago

Lead reliability testing and failure analysis for next-generation wireless optical communication hardware, driving qualification and design improvements across semiconductor, photonic and system-level components.

MobilityWorks Hybrid ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania
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Lightmatter is hiring a Reliability Engineer (Hardware) to design, run, and analyze reliability qualification tests for its photonics-based AI platform and to drive root-cause resolution across product and manufacturing teams.

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IonQ Hybrid Bothell, Washington, United States
Posted 17 days ago

IonQ is hiring a Senior Optical Engineer to design and deliver precision optical and laser subsystems for trapped-ion quantum computers in Bothell, WA.

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Posted 19 days ago
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Lead the architecture and implementation of wafer- and package-level test strategies for cutting-edge silicon photonics products at a fast-growing AI photonics company.

Posted 19 days ago

Lead the design, build, and test of manufacturable optical systems that project large-scale laser beam arrays for Logiqal's neutral-atom quantum processors.

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Lightmatter is hiring a High-Speed Photonics Engineer to lead lab bring-up and validation of high-speed optical links and photonic transceivers for its Passage™ data center photonics platform.

Logiqal Hybrid Princeton
Posted 19 days ago

Join Logiqal’s founding physics team in Princeton to lead experimental system bring-up and calibration work toward building the first scaled neutral-atom quantum computer.

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Indian River State College is recruiting an online Adjunct in Electronics Engineering (Photonics) to deliver coursework, grade assignments, and mentor students in a remote format.

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Contribute to cutting-edge quantum photonics R&D as a Quantum Optics Masters Intern performing experiment design, setup, measurements, and data analysis at our Malibu laboratory.

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Posted 23 days ago

Thorlabs seeks a detail-oriented Customer Service Representative in Newton, NJ to handle customer inquiries, process orders and quotes, and ensure regulatory compliance while delivering excellent service.

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Posted 24 days ago
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Lightmatter is hiring a DFT Verification Engineer to develop DV‑DFT methodologies and validate integrated photonics SoCs in a hybrid Boston role.

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Lightmatter Hybrid Boston, MA; Mountain View, CA
Posted 24 days ago
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Lead the design and delivery of scalable laser modules for silicon photonics at Lightmatter, helping enable next‑generation AI data center infrastructure.

Posted 26 days ago

Lead supply chain execution and supplier strategy for Taara's optical communication products, driving on-time delivery, cost reduction, and NPI success across optics, PCBAs, and mechanical subsystems.

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Posted 27 days ago

Lead the development of photonics-based FMCW lidar systems at Aeva, pushing forward next-generation sensing technology from concept through to product realization.

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Thorlabs Hybrid No location specified
Posted 30 days ago

Thorlabs is looking for a detail-oriented Photonics Test Engineer to design and implement test platforms for laser and optical systems at their Washington D.C. location.

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How much do photonics jobs pay?

Below 50k*
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12%
50k-100k*
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24%
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65%
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