HyperLight’s vision is a world where photonics is everywhere. HyperLight is a venture-backed start-up that was spun off from Harvard University in 2018 based on a revolutionary invention that enabled Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN). Our platform offers electro-optic bandwidth and power consumption performance with excellent cost efficiencies unmatched by other materials, and can be processed into photonic integrated circuits at high yield and large volume. HyperLight is the global leader in commercializing the TFLN platform, enabling diverse customers spanning from telecom to quantum, unlocking previously unimagined new applications and performances.
HyperLight provides end-to-end, customized, scalable, and high performance photonic integrated circuits solutions for paying customers around the world within optical communications, sensing, and emerging photonic applications. We are a driven and forward-thinking team with extensive experience in design, engineering, scalable manufacturing, integrated photonics technologies, nanofabrication, device physics, and process development in semiconductor materials. We partner with our customers from conceptualization, design, and prototyping phases, all the way through mass production to achieve revolutionary system performance and functionality.
At HyperLight, our people are our greatest asset, and we manifest that by empowering our team in our interactions and business decisions. Our growing team is looking for an Application Engineer – Packaged Modulator. This position offers a unique opportunity to participate in both technical and sales parts of our integrated photonics products. This position will be responsible for providing technical support by solving problems, troubleshooting, and working with customers to guide them to the best possible product solutions for their applications and experiments. Activities include frequent communication with the customer (specifications, pricing, product availability, services etc), contract negotiation, and coordination of design and manufacturing resources, measurement and testing of the product etc. This position can be junior or senior depending on the applicant’s background and experience.
We provide:
- Market competitive compensation.
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: family and individual plans, vision, dental.
- 401(k) Retirement plans with employee matching.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Flexible hybrid or remote work and vacation policies.
- Commuter Benefits and Subsidy.
- Professional growth and mentorship opportunities.
Role responsibilities include:
- Frequent communication with the customer (specifications, pricing, product availability, services etc)
- Understand customer technical need
- Provide technical support to customers
- Measurement and testing of products to ensure that products meet specs or exceed customer expectations
- Dedicated point of contract for the customer
- Support Marketing and Sales activities
- Provide market feedback to R&D team
This position requires:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a Photonics related field such as Physics, Optics, Engineering, BioPhotonics, or a related field.
- Working experience with high-speed RF is a plus
- Understanding of electro-optical modulator, photonics, optics, lasers, fiber, polarization, RF over fiber, and more
- Strong written & oral commination skills
- Ability to work under time constraints
- Understanding of the working principles of integrated photonic components.
- Desire to deliver innovative products to market
- Ability to solve problems in new and/or ambiguous scenarios
Authorization to work in the US is required.
HyperLight is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.