Project Leader – Physicist/Engineer (m/f/d) for Ultrastable Photonic Microwaves

Permanent employee, Full-time · Martinsried

Your mission
  • You will be leading a disruptive ultrastable microwave R&D project that aims to convert cutting edge innovation into a product. Besides leading. you will contribute to the project in implementation and characterization of the prototype
  • You will coordinate the cooperation with external project partners
  • You will independently build complex laser systems including free space and fiber optics, mode-locked fiber lasers, frequency combs, vacuum components, control electronics
  • You will contribute to the incremental developments of the current products to reach higher TRL, and to conceive and realize new functionalities by exploring innovative applications
Your profile
  • You have a doctorate in physics, photonics, laser technology, electrical engineering or a similar field, preferably with postdoctoral research experience or a 2-3 years industrial experience in the high-tech sector
  • You have excellent knowledge of mode-locked lasers, ideally optical frequency combs, ultrastable and cw lasers, high finesse cavities, and stabilization electronics, ideally combined with several years of experience in project management
  • You convince with your systematic and analytical way of thinking, communication skills, flexibility and team spirit
  • You enjoy occasional business trips
  • You have excellent English and German language skills
Why us?
  • Exciting and challenging tasks in a growing market
  • A highly motivated team, with creative freedom
  • Flexible working hours and 30 days of vacation
  • Individual and practice-oriented training
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Easily-reached location by public transport and by car
  • A subsidy for public transport, alternatively bicycle leasing or a free parking space
About us
Menlo Systems is a high-tech company that develops, manufactures and sells lasers and laser systems for precision applications in research and industry. Menlo Systems is one of the market leaders in the field of optical precision measurements with light and lasers based on the Nobel Prize-winning frequency comb technology. The company is headquartered in Martinsried, near Munich, Germany.



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